WELCOME to the Retired State Employees Association website.

The RSEA is an independent, volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization of retired State of Illinois employees and their survivors.

Last year State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS) had nearly 70,000 retirees and survivors receiving over $2.1 billion in retirement annuities - those are not small numbers.
While others in Illinois may fixate on the $2.1 billion, we want to show the influence of tens of thousands of retirees speaking with a unified voice.

We hope you will join us in our efforts. Your membership is important to the RSEA, our retirees, and to you. The more members an organization has, the stronger it becomes, and we use that strength to protect the rights and benefits of State retirees. Our membership dues allow us to fund our efforts to show elected officials and other policymakers that State retirees are actively interested in decisions that affect us.

Department on Aging to Host Senior Day at the State Fair on Aug. 12th.

Adults aged 60 and older can enter the Illinois State Fair for free on Monday, Aug. 12th, and those who visit the Illinois Building will leave with health and wellness resources, freebies, and prizes.

Additional information can be found here: Senior Day Information

Aetna partners with CMS/TRAIL and the Be Well Illinois Team for various wellness initiatives.  They are currently working with Beyond Force and Illinois Pathways To Health to offer events at no cost.  Included is a list of upcoming events and descriptions offered under the TRAIL program through the end of 2024.

Aetna has asked for assistance in promoting these events and to encourage those who do RSVP, to please attend.

As you can see, they are currently held in specific areas that are either densely populated or, by claims data, areas they have identified as having a need (such as fall prevention).  They will be expanding into other areas in 2025 with additional events as well as hosting interactive virtual meetings too.  They are working on the 2025 schedule of events and will share those when available. The events previously held have been very well received.  The events are getting a lot of interest but could use your help in promoting the events, so that they have more engagement.  The events are getting enrollees to RSVP, however are only seeing around 50% of the RSVPs showing up.

Beyond Force Workshops
Be Well Fall Prevention Workshops

The Benefits of Membership

The RSEA advocates for its membership by monitoring proposed legislation that may affect retirement benefits, contacting legislators, and even making proposed changes when needed.

Other member benefits include a monthly newsletter (The Reporter), interesting guest speakers at our monthly meetings (ranging from representatives of the Alzheimer’s Association to gubernatorial candidates), and access to our Facebook group (which allows us to stream our monthly meetings to our members who might live outside the central Illinois region).

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We Are Moving

         New Meeting Location

Beginning in January 2023, the location of our monthly Springfield membership meeting is moving to Springfield First United Methodist Church, located at 2941 S. Koke Mill Road, Springfield, IL (on the Northwest corner of Koke Mill Rd and Wabash Ave). The meetings will still be held at 1:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the months January through October.