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Your
IMRF Pension Check
If you do not have your pension payment directly
deposited, once you receive your first pension check, you can expect
to receive a check at the beginning of each month. The check that you
receive around the first of the month will be for that month.
Keep
the stub
Your monthly pension checks will be a self-mailer.
The check and envelope will be one piece. You simply tear off the envelopes
perforated edges and detach your check. Each self-mailer will also include
a check stub which is intended for your record keeping. This check design
provides a large, easy-to-complete address change form.
Check
mailing date
Monthly pension checks are always dated the first
of the month. They are mailed from Oak Brook three calendar days prior
to the first of the month. We ask that you wait until the 15th of the
month before contacting IMRF about a missing check. This will allow sufficient
time for postal delays that are beyond our control. For specific mailing
dates, see the check mailing schedule.
Remember: checks are valid on the check datenot
the mailing date.
Lost
checks
If you do not have your pension
payment directly deposited, please wait until the 15th of the month or
later before contacting IMRF about a missing check.
You can call and request a
replacement check application, or you can write us. If you write us, please
be sure to identify the missing payment by date. Also include your name,
Social Security number, address, and signature. A stop payment will be
placed upon the original check upon receipt of your request. Upon confirmation
from the bank, we will mail you a replacement check.
Should you receive the original
check in the meantime, please call our office. You may or may not be able
to cash the original checkthat depends on how far along we are in
processing your replacement check. If the original check turns up after
you receive the replacement check, please return it to our office.
Other
lost checks
Failure to notify IMRF of an
address change can result in a lost check. The post office
will forward your pension check to your new address, but only for a limited
period of time. To avoid delivery delays, please be sure to submit written
address changes promptly.
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