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Keep Your SURS Information Up to Date

March 20, 2025 | News

As you start your Spring cleaning, it’s a good time to review your SURS account! Update your account and contact information as well as beneficiaries. Log in to the SURS secure Member Website at any time to view your most current account information via your...

Update on Health Alliance from CMS

March 7, 2025 | News

Central Management Services of Illinois (CMS) Bureau of Benefits shared the following update on March 7. View it at https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee/statehealth.html. For any questions, please contact MyBenefits at MyBenefits.illinois.gov. Because SURS...

Current Information from Health Alliance

February 25, 2025 | News

Health Alliance recently announced they will be closing at the end of the calendar year for all plans except for Medicare Advantage. At this time, we have limited information. If you are affected by this change, it is our understanding that you will be able to select...

1099-R Tax Forms Are Now Available Online

February 3, 2025 | News

1099-R tax forms are now available online! SURS has completed its paper mailing of the 2024 IRS Form 1099-R to each member or beneficiary who received a distribution in 2024. Members may log in to the SURS secure Member Website to print a copy. The 1099-R forms can be...

Social Security Fairness Act Signed into Law

January 6, 2025 | News

Yesterday, President Biden signed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, into law. It previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives on November 12, 2024, and the U.S. Senate on December 21, 2024.  The Social Security Fairness Act does not impact SURS...