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Over the last year, SURS staff has been working diligently to redesign the Self-Managed Plan (SMP) by adding new options and enlisting a new record keeper, all to benefit members. The rollout of the new plan was scheduled for June 1. However, due to the COVID-19...

At SURS we have adopted and adapted to new working conditions, but our members will see the same excellent service, delivery of benefits and fiduciary responsibility they have come to expect and deserve. Although our offices are closed to the public and most of our...

Gov. Pritzker has appointed Scott Hendrie of Savoy to serve on the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees. Hendrie is vice president of finance and treasury at the Carle Foundation, serving on both their Retirement Plan and Health and Welfare...

Check out the latest SURS information including enhancements coming to the Self-Managed Plan in June, a new supplemental savings plan starting in September and more. The Advocate

SURS recently completed its paper mailing of the 2019 IRS Form 1099-R to each member or beneficiary who received a distribution in 2019. Unfortunately, shortly after the forms were mailed an error was discovered with respect to Box 2b “Total Distribution.” According...

The State of Illinois TRAIL Medicare Advantage open enrollment period for participating annuitants and survivors is October 15 - November 15, 2019. The 2020 plan year will begin January 1, 2020, and will run through December 31, 2020. The state of Illinois offers...

Mitchell Vogel, a SURS annuitant and former board member, has been selected to fill a vacancy on the SURS Board of Trustees by the elected SURS trustees. The vacancy was created when elected annuitant board member John Engstrom resigned after the June 2019 board...

Gov. Pritzker has appointed John Atkinson of Burr Ridge to serve as chairperson of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees. On Aug. 2, the governor announced Atkinson will serve as the chairperson of the Illinois Board of Higher Education...

The July Advocate is now available online, featuring articles on SURS new trustees, buyout extensions, the SMP redesign, a new supplemental plan, webinars, seminars, investments, legislation and more. The Advocate

State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Executive Director Martin Noven today announced a vacancy on the SURS Board of Trustees. The elected annuitant seat will be filled by a majority vote of the other five elected trustees. SURS annuitants who are interested in...