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We are just one month away from our FREE conference for retirees and future retirees (all ages welcome), Lunch is includ...
08/23/2026

We are just one month away from our FREE conference for retirees and future retirees (all ages welcome), Lunch is included and we are welcoming the IL Labor History Society, Alliance for Retired Americans, Caring Across Generations, student speaker Andrew Fransen, and more! Registration is open for two more weeks!

Some of our central Illinois chapter members are enjoying this beautiful day in uptown Normal at the sweetcorn circus! T...
08/22/2026

Some of our central Illinois chapter members are enjoying this beautiful day in uptown Normal at the sweetcorn circus! They are at a table in front of the Coffee House and deli. If you’re in Normal Illinois today, come by and say hello.

08/20/2026

IARA president Peter Mendoza speaks on the floor of the AFSCME convention representing his retiree union.

08/17/2026

Who said retirees didn’t know how to cut loose? Its time to raise the roof Chicago!!!

08/17/2026

Some Good News from the Social Security Administration!

14 Medical Conditions Are Now Eligible for Expedited Disability Applications.

This week, the Social Security Administration added 14 conditions eligible for the Compassionate Allowances (CAL) program. The program – which started in 2008 – allows Social Security Administration (SSA) workers to process Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applications for people with certain health conditions more quickly.

The 14 new conditions are:
Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency – Neonatal Form and Type 1,
Aicardi Syndrome, Baraitser-Winter Syndrome, Beare-Stevenson Cutis Gyrata Syndrome, Bohring-Opitz Syndrome, CASK-Related Gene Disorders, Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma, Lafora Disease, Malignant Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy (MMPSI), OPHN1 Syndrome, Primary Cardiac Sarcoma, Primary Intracranial Malignant Melanoma, Uveal Melanoma – with Metastases,
and Warburg Micro Syndrome.

There are 300 other conditions that qualify for Compassionate Allowances.

“This is a positive move. People with these conditions should be able to access the benefits they’ve earned in a timely manner,” said Joseph Peters, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of the Alliance.

08/17/2026

AFSCME President Lee Saunders set the tone this morning for our Retiree Council Meeting! We are EXCITED to welcome him into the ranks of the AFSCME Retirees!

08/16/2026

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Approve Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting

President Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the block on his mail voting executive order after a federal judge issued a ruling blocking its implementation nationwide.

The Executive Order requires state election officials to share a list of voters who requested mail-in or absentee ballots with the United States Postal Service (USPS). USPS would then be barred from sending mail ballots to anyone not on that list.

In June, USPS developed a plan to carry out the order and Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed officials would refuse to deliver mail ballots in states that don’t provide voters’ private data to the federal government, deepening uncertainty surrounding mail voting as midterm elections approach this November. Steiner later testified that USPS would abide by the court’s decisions.

19 State Alliances have gone to court to prevent the Administration from accessing sensitive voter data and protect mail voting.

“All eligible voters should be able to cast their ballots without facing unnecessary obstacles or having to fear that their private, personal information will be shared with the federal government,”
said Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance. “Making it more difficult for Americans to exercise their constitutional right to vote does not make elections more secure.”

Have you registered for our Central Illinois conference in Bloomington? This event is NO COST and lunch is provided!
08/10/2026

Have you registered for our Central Illinois conference in Bloomington? This event is NO COST and lunch is provided!

Please join us Wednesday, August 19th at 11 am CST for the Central Illinois Chapter meeting where we will be hearing a p...
08/09/2026

Please join us Wednesday, August 19th at 11 am CST for the Central Illinois Chapter meeting where we will be hearing a presentation on scams targeting seniors online, specifically through social media, and learn how seniors can identify scams and protect themselves from them.

We will also provide updates from the Illinois Alliance and national Alliance on policy we are tracking and upcoming events happening.

register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SMZbMzClRF614dqyPoe3TQ

Address

2229 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL
60608

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+13126235941

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