Press Releases

Champaign, IL - Gov. Pritzker has appointed Richard Figueroa, Jamie-Clare Flaherty and John Lyons to the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees.

Champaign, IL - The Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will meet on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Northern Trust, 50 S. LaSalle Street in Chicago.

Times shown on the agenda that follows are approximate.

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on March 8 voted to commit 75 million euros (approximately $84.6 million) to Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe Fund VI, contingent on successful contract negotiations. The investment furthers SURS long-term strategic plan for the System’s real estate portfolio.

Champaign, IL - The Investment Committee, the Legal & Legislative Committee, the Executive Committee, the Audit & Risk Committee, the Administration Committee, and the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will meet on Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8, 2019, at the SURS offices, 1901 Fox Drive in Champaign.

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement (SURS) Board of Trustees on Dec. 7 voted to keep the System’s effective rate of interest at 6.5 percent for fiscal year 2020.

Champaign, IL - The Investment Committee, Administration Committee, Audit & Risk Committee, Legal & Legislative Committee and the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will meet on Thursday, Dec. 6 and Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at Northern Trust, 50 South LaSalle Street in Chicago.

Champaign, IL - The Executive Committee of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, at Burke Burns & Pinelli, 70 West Madison Street in Chicago.

Champaign, IL - The State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees on Thursday certified the System’s preliminary state contribution for fiscal year 2020 at $1,855,938,000, an increase of $200,784,000 from FY 2019. The state’s contribution to the College Insurance Program (CIP) was also certified at $4,431,113 for fiscal year 2020.

Champaign, IL - The Investment Committee, Administration Committee and the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) will meet on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, at Northern Trust, 50 South LaSalle Street in Chicago.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed Lisa Schumacher of Chicago to the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) Board of Trustees.