State Universities Retirement System

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The Governor of Illinois and General Assembly founded the University Retirement System in 1941 as an administrator of benefits for employees of the University of Illinois. In the following years, the System grew to include other universities, colleges and affiliated agencies throughout the state. In 1963, the System adopted its current name, State Universities Retirement System (SURS). As of June 30, 2021, SURS employed 162 people at its Champaign and Naperville offices, and provided retirement, survivor, disability and death benefits to approximately 241,000 members throughout the world.