Old Town Township voters meet Oct. 19 to decide whether township workers join Illinois' IMRF retirement fund

Old Town Township, a farming township in McLean County, Illinois, has called a special township meeting of electors for Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, at 6 p.m. Central time at the Old Town Township Town Hall, according to the township's website and an email the township clerk sent to residents.

There is one question on the table: whether the Township of Old Town should choose to take part in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF). The township says that would include the township road district and any other bodies that are, now or later, under the control of the town electors.

Who votes. In Illinois township meetings, residents decide in person. The township says any resident of Old Town Township who attends and is of legal voting age can cast a vote. The township is asking residents to share the notice with neighbors who may be interested.

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Check the date. The township's email listed the meeting as "Monday October 16," but Oct. 16, 2026, falls on a Friday. The township's website lists Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, and the official call for the meeting is posted there. If you plan to go, confirm the date with the township first.

What IMRF is. IMRF is the statewide pension fund for many employees of Illinois local governments, such as counties, cities, villages, townships and school districts (for workers who are not teachers). It pays retirement, disability and death benefits, and both the employer and the employee pay in.

Questions before the meeting go to Township Supervisor Brent McCready by email at Supervisor@oldtowntownship-il.gov.

Township website and meeting call: https://www.oldtowntownship-il.gov/. About IMRF: https://www.imrf.org/.

Original source: Old Town Township, McLean County, Illinois, email notice from the township clerk and the special announcement on the township website, Oct. 12, 2026 (https://www.oldtowntownship-il.gov/). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.

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Notice Nearby is a Public Register listing, not a newspaper, and this page is not Legal Publication. If the township's official call for the meeting and this note disagree, the township wins.