New! Email Fundamentals Newsletters
We are pleased to introduce our new email Fundamentals newsletters! In 2020, you will receive two issues of the Fundamentals newsletter by mail, and you will also receive six issues by email. This will allow for more timely news and announcements, quick reference links to online tools, and additional opportunities to provide helpful information and instructions.
Print newsletters for Retirees will be sent in:
  • April 
  • November or December, depending on the Trustee Election
Email newsletters for Retirees will be sent in:
  • January
  • February
  • May
  • July
  • August
  • September
IMRF Wins Baldrige Award
We are pleased to announce that IMRF is a recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. A Presidential-level honor, the award recognizes exemplary U.S. organizations and businesses that demonstrate an unceasing drive for radical innovation, thoughtful leadership, and administrative improvement.

Click here to watch a video from IMRF Executive Director Brian Collins. 

First public pension fund in the nation to win
IMRF is the first public pension fund in the nation to receive our country's highest presidential honor for performance excellence. Not only are we in rare company among the best of the best in the nation, but this award shows that we are leading the way for excellence in the public pension industry. Of the more than 7.6 million U.S. businesses, less than 1% have received this distinction, with only 115 total winners over the last three decades.

To learn more, click  here.
Board of Trustees Update
At IMRF’s Board of Trustees meeting held December 20, 2019, the result of the 2019 Board Election was certified, and a new Annuitant Trustee was appointed. 
Natalie Copper Re-elected Employee Trustee
Natalie Copper, a School-Age Child Care Site Coordinator at Evanston School District 65, ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Board as Employee Trustee. Her new term will run from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024. Copper has served on the Board since 2010.

William Stafford Appointed Annuitant Trustee
The IMRF Board of Trustees appointed William Stafford as Annuitant Trustee, filling the vacancy created by the passing of Sharon U. Thompson. Stafford is a former IMRF Executive Trustee (2009-2015).

2020 Board Officers
Also at the December meeting, the IMRF Board of Trustees elected the following new Board officers for 2020: 

President - David Miller
Vice President - Natalie Copper
Secretary - Trudy Williams

Executive Trustee David Miller has served on the Board since 2015. He is currently Deputy Executive Director of the North Shore Water Reclamation District. Employee Trustee Trudy Williams has served on the Board since 2016 and is Administrative Assistant for the Fulton County State's Attorney's Office.
Member Access - Did You Know?
You Can View Your 1099-R and Change Your Tax Withholding Online
Did you know you can view your 1099-R statement in Member Access? You can also change your tax withholding online in Member Access.

1099-R
Once you log in to Member Access, an alert at the top of your Member Access home page will take you right to your new 1099-R. You will need Form 1099-R when filling out your 2019 federal and state income tax returns. Your 1099-R will show the gross amount of benefits you received from IMRF in 2019. This form will also show the federal income tax withheld from your benefit payments and, for most people, the taxable portion of your benefit.

For more information on your 1099-R, click here .

Don’t have a Member Access account, click here to create one.

 Tax Withholding/W4-P
To make a change to your tax withholding in Member Access, click on the link below. You will be prompted to log into your Member Access account. After logging in, you will see a list of Secure Online Forms. Toward the bottom of the list, choose Change Tax Withholding Instructions . Follow the prompts to complete the form.

Click here to view these Secure Online Forms in Member Access.

Need to sign up for a Member Access account?  Click here .
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