TO:  SKOKIE POLICE OFFICERS and RETIREES

DATE:  MARCH 1, 2007

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As a police officer of the Skokie Police Department, you are entitled to receive pension benefits through the Skokie Police Pension Fund. Theses benefits provide replacement of income that is lost due to retirement, disability or death. Your pension is funded by local and state taxes, officer's contributions and investment earnings.

This Skokie Police Pension Fund Website has been prepared to assist you in understanding and using this important part of your financial security.

The website includes the Skokie Police Pension Guide to Your Retirement. This is a summary of your benefits and also provides important information on the operation of your pension plan.

This site also includes commonly used pension plan forms, links to the State law and other important sites, copies of financial reports to help you understand how your pension fund is managed, and other information that we hope you will find useful.

Police pension benefits are established and managed under Article 3 of Section 40 ILCS 5/ of the Illinois Compiled Statutes. Not every provision of the pension laws is reviewed in this website. You may refer to the pension statutes for additional and in depth information. The pension laws are available from the Fund or public sources, including a link on this website. At all times, the detailed information included in the statutes governs your benefits. Should any law change or interpretation result in a conflict between this website and the actual statutes, the statutes govern.

The information contained in this website is not intended for a substitute for legal advice nor is the information contained in this website a guarantee of a certain benefit. Be sure to check with your attorney or with your Pension Board of Trustees before taking action.

The Board of Trustees welcomes your questions and input on pension benefits.