Candidates may be nominated to serve on the Board of the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS) for a 4-year term to commence July 15, 2021, through a petition process. The election will be held May 3, 2021. TRS board elections are governed by the Illinois Pension Code, 40 ILCS 5/16-165. Board election procedures are explained in 80 Ill. Admin Code 1650, Subpart L (1650.1000 - 1090). Questions should be emailed to Communications Managing Editor Kathy Boehme at kboehme@trsil.org for response.

For a candidate to be nominated and placed on the ballot for an annuitant trustee, 500 valid electronic or handwritten signatures from annuitant TRS members must be obtained for the candidate and submitted to TRS. Both electronic and handwritten signatures will be validated by the System.

A candidate for a TRS Annuitant Trustee board position must meet the definition of “annuitant” in 40 ILCS 5/16-111.1.

To nominate an Annuitant Trustee Candidate, the petition signer must be a retired TRS member who is an “annuitant” as defined in 40 ILCS 5/16-111.1.

Petition nominators must provide their full name and address (street address, city, state). For verification purposes, a telephone number is also requested.