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Legislation
Update
& Pending Bills Illinois Federal RTAC supported legislation Updated 5/13/13 |
Help Wanted Part time and full time jobs for retired teachers and opportunities to volunteer. Updated 4/29/13 |
| Opinions and Editorials
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Find
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Legislators at Project Vote Smart Illinois Senate by district Illinois Senate by name Illinois House by district Illinois House by name Updated 1/10/13 |
Events & Activities Venues Chicago Cubs Teacher Appreciation Night on July 9th. Join us at our annual SPRING LUNCHEON on May 23rd - just days before the end of the legislative session! Our activities page lists over 100 places of interest to all. Updated 5/15/13 |
| Fraud Alert/Identity Theft Updated 12/4/10 Resources Updated 11/3/12 |
How to Write Your Legislator + + + + + + + Sample Letters (and the addresses of media outlets) Updated 1/5/2013 |
Other
Opportunities CTU Seven Day March Sierra Club's Inner City Outings PAWS Chicago Volunteers Needed Updated 4/22/13 |
| RTAC forms Nomination Form for the Armstrong Award Updated 2/6/13 |
Lobbying Updated 1/22/13 |
Alumni Reunions Morgan Park H.S. class of '62 Updated 11/3/12 |
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Know a Fellow Retiree in Financial Difficulties?
Check the Aid Fund page found here.
Fun things are here.(If a frog double parked, would it be toad?)
Humorous (but true??) Cartoons are here.
Check your birth year for interesting information here.
(Enter your birth year, click the question mark and then sit back and watch.)
Useful household products are here.
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PROPER E-MAIL PROTOCOL AND VIRUS AWARENESS
SEE THIS ARTICLE ON PROPER E-MAIL SECURITY AND PROTOCOL.
DO NOT OPEN ANY ATTACHMENTS UNLESS YOU ARE CONFIDENT YOU KNOW WHO REALLY SENT IT!
Legislation That Needs Your Support if You Receive Social Security
Federal GPO-WEP legislation - Remove the Social Security Offset!
Defined Benefits vs. Defined Contributions
Currently
we
have
a
defined benefit
retirement plan where we are guaranteed our benefits for life. If
some legislators get their way, new employees will work under a defined contributions
retirement plan where the benefits are based entirely on how much was
contributed.
If you would like
to see how much you would have needed to contribute to a retirement
fund to enjoy your current pension, click here and
enter some data. Be aware that the projected total you have in
your account when you retire must last for life - i.e. if
your retirement account has $1,000,000 in it when you retire and you
expect to live another 20 years, you can only withdraw $50,000 per year
and the balance will continue to decrease until your account is
completely depleted and you have nothing left to live on.
Looking
for something to do?
Check out our EVENTS
page.
The EVENTS page lists events
of interest to all CPS teachers, active
as well as retired.
The Events page
contains direct links to over 100 area entertainment
venues!
You might also like to
check our VOLUNTEER, JOBS
and OTHER OPPORTUNITIES pages.
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