Department of Insurance launches new Public Pension Division FOIA portal

From Illinois Business Journal news services

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Department of Insurance Acting Director Anne Melissa Dowling has announced the launch of the agency’s new Public Pension Division FOIA portal. The new portal provides any member of the public access to information about pension funds in the State of Illinois.

The online portal is available at:https://insurance2.illinois.gov/Applications/Pension/FOIAReporting/FOIAPortal.aspx.

“We are pleased to provide the public with direct access to review public pension annual statements,” said Dowling. “The Public Pension FOIA portal demonstrates our commitment to educate participants about their pension benefits and increase transparency with the Department.”

The Public Pension Division portal provides annual statements and gives easy access to a variety of information regarding a participant’s pension benefits. More documents will gradually be made available in the coming months, Dowling said.