The department has identified the three (3) dates in 2017 when personal days may be denied.
Note:  For 005 District personnel, Evening Watch will be considered 3rd Watch.

1st Watch

01 November 2017 (Day after Halloween)
24 November 2017 (Day after Thanksgiving)
26 December 2017 (Day after Christmas)

2nd watch

25 June 2017 (Pride Parade)
12 August 2017 (Bud Billiken Parade)
20 August 2017 (Air and Water Show)

3rd Watch

25 June 2017 (Pride Parade)
24 December 2017 (Christmas Eve)
31 December 2017 (New Years Eve)

With the input of many retirees, the Association is able to provide a Group Medicare Supplement for its eligible members.  This plan differs from the Medicare Advantage Plans and is another option for you to consider.  The “Retiree Medical Program for Chicago Police Sergeants Retirees Association” plan is ready for your review.   This program is for Medicare eligible retirees who are over age 65.  Click here for the CPSA Medicare Supplement Plan information.  Meetings to answer any further questions that you may have about the plan are scheduled for 11:00 AM on Monday, December 12 at the CPSA office, 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 17 at MAF Companies located in Oak Brook, IL at 1200 Harger Rd., Suite 718, and 11:00 AM on Monday, December 19 at the CPSA office.  For questions about the plan or to enroll, call United American at 1-855-454-5623.

Yesterday afternoon SB 440 had the amendatory veto overridden by both houses. This bill was initially filed on 1/28/15 and passed both houses on 6/6/16. The bill was sent to the Governor and on 8/26/16 the Governor placed an amendatory Veto on it. Yesterday in the late afternoon the Amendatory Veto was overridden by both houses.

This bill has many moving parts. The reason the Governor placed the Veto on the bill was du…e to the part of the bill that increased the Tier 1 automatic annual increase in retirement annuity under the Chicago Police and Chicago Firefighters Articles of the Illinois Pension Code for persons born after December 31, 1954 but before January 1. 1966.

What does all that mean? It means that SB 440 passed the House today with an 81 – 31 bi-partisan vote. This means that if you were born before January 1, 1966 you will receive the 3% COLA increase. I have received several calls on this topic and thought that this brief email should help to clear things up for those interested. If you have any more questions on this bill please feel free to call us in the office. Be safe, and thanks for all that you do.

I would be remiss if I did not give the appropriate thanks to those that made this entire bill possible. Through the hard work of Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund Secretary Anthony Martin and Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund Rep Michael Lappe, the bill became reality. The bill when initially introduced only regarded Fire. Chief Legal Counsel and Director of the PBPA, and our legislative liaison Sean Smoot was instrumental in assuring that police were added to the bill. He worked long and hard to rally for us and to be certain that everything in this bill was applied equally to the police as well as fire. For his efforts, professionalism, and guidance I would like to say “Thank you Sean”.