Retirement Security

• Charlotte Sanders – Chicago Teachers Union

  October 08, 2021: Charlotte Sanders was elected as an IARA Executive Board member at the 2021 Biennial Convention. An early childhood paraprofessional for 27 years, Charlotte continues to organize with the Chicago Teachers Union as a member of the CTU Retiree Standi...Read more >

• John Murphy – Illinois Federation of Teachers, University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100

  October 08, 2021: For 35 years, John Murphy was a professor of political science at Northwestern Illinois University.  John’s background includes  A.B (cum laude) Harvard, M.A., University of Chicago, Professor Emeritus,  Northeastern Illinois University, and...Read more >

• Stephanie Collins – Chicago Metro Retirees

  October 08, 2021: Stephanie Collins is the President of the Chicago Metro Retirees Chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans, as well as the Chair of the Retiree Standing Committee of the Chicago Teachers Union, financial secretary for the CTU Black Caucus, and ...Read more >

• 2021 IARA Virtual Convention

  August 31, 2021:   Join grassroots leaders, activists, organizers from around the state for the 2021 Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans Biennial convention which will be held by virtually and by phone via Zoom on Wednesday September 29th starting at 10...Read more >

• Retirees Welcome Senate Budget Resolution

  August 10, 2021:   Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and New Benefits Means a More Secure Retirement for All Americans Statement by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans regarding the Budget Resolution released today: â...Read more >

• Retirees Win Key Provisions in American Rescue Plan

  August 06, 2021: In February, as the country reeled from the devastation brought on by the COVID 19 crisis, retiree leaders organized by IARA met with 7 members of the Illinois congressional delegation to urge them to include provisions important to seniors as part o...Read more >

• Seniors and Veterans Demand a Vote on the SAVE Benefits Act

  March 09, 2016: [flagallery gid=3] Today Maryland/DC Alliance member Susan Taylor spoke at an event on Capitol Hill urging the Senate to vote on S. 2251, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren's SAVE Benefits Act - providing seniors a one-time payment of $581. The amount is...Read more >

• Gallup Poll: Confidence in Social Security is on the Rise

  March 07, 2016: Polls are showing an increased optimism that Social Security is in solid financial shape and the public is increasingly saying that they will need to rely on the program during retirement. According to a 2015 Gallup poll, 36% of non-retirees said tha...Read more >

• Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans Newsletter

  February 24, 2016:   The Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans Newsletter is now online! IARA January 2016 Newsletter IARA August 2015 Newsletter  ...Read more >

• Trump Misleads About Social Security Fraud

  February 19, 2016: Donald Trump is misleading people about the prevalence of Social Security fraud. At a recent Republican presidential debate in Greenville, South Carolina, he said, “'thousands and thousands of people’ over the age of 106 are receiving Social ...Read more >