December 10, 2025 | Press Release
The trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) met on Dec. 4 and 5. On Dec. 5, 2025, the board approved SURS fiscal year 2027 certified state contribution of $2,366,144,000. Each year, an independent actuary retained by SURS evaluates the System and...
October 27, 2025 | Press Release
Champaign, IL – The State Universities Retirement System’s Board of Trustees voted on October 23 to commit $150 million dollars to Fairview Lincoln Fund 1 Series D, subject to successful completion of contract negotiations, based upon the recommendations from...
September 16, 2025 | Press Release
Champaign, IL – At the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees meetings on September 11 and 12, the FY2026 Investment Plan was presented. Edits and updates to the Defined Benefit Investment Policy and the Investment Procurement Policy were also...
June 12, 2025 | Press Release
Champaign, IL – The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees, during their meetings in Chicago, IL, June 5 and 6, approved finalists in Fixed Income Public Credit Manager Searches. Based upon the recommendation from SURS Staff and Meketa, the...
May 2, 2025 | News, Press Release
Governor Pritzker has appointed Jeanine Jiganti to the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees. She will serve out the remainder of a six-year term that will expire in 2030. Jeanine Jiganti is an executive with extensive experience in legal,...
April 29, 2025 | News, Press Release
The FY 2026 Benefit Choice Period to make health insurance changes is May 1 through June 2, 2025. This affects SURS active members as well as annuitants and survivors not enrolled in the Medicare Advantage Total Retiree Advantage Illinois (TRAIL) Program. This is the...
