Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)

IMRF Overview

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) is the pension program administered by the State of Illinois for employees of municipal and local government organizations. The mission of IMRF is, "To efficiently and impartially develop, implement, and administer in a prudent manner programs that provide income protection to members and their beneficiaries on behalf of participating employees. The program is the second largest pension system in Illinois and has been in place since 1941.

IMRF Information and Resources

The program provides its members (employees within local units of government) with retirement, disability, and death benefits. The benefits for IMRF members are divided into tiers based on the time period at which an individual becomes a member of the program. For more information about benefit tiers, as well as employer cost and participation information, please view the following pages: