This Fall, CTPF will hold elections for: 

• Two (2) Teacher Trustees to serve three-year terms from November 2025 - November 2028 
• One (1) Principal/Administrator Trustee to serve a three-year term from November 2025 – November 2028 
• Three (3) Pensioner Trustees to serve two-year terms from November 2025 - November 2027. 

Candidate Eligibility 

Teacher Trustee  

1. Be a CTPF Member, other than a Principal/Administrator, as defined by the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS5/17-106);  
2. Have been assigned on a regular certificate for at least 10 years in the Chicago Public Schools or Charter schools within District 299 (this includes anyone who is licensed and has worked in the Chicago Public Schools or Charter Schools for at least 10 years on a regular certificate, including as a substitute); and   
3. Be nominated by a petition signed by at least 200 contributors who are not Principal/Administrators, as provided in 40 ILCS 5/17- 139(1). 

Principal/Administrator Trustee 

1. Be a Principal/Administrator as defined in 40 ILCS 5/17-106.1; and 
2. Be nominated by a petition signed by at least 25 contributors who are Principals/Administrators, as provided in 40 ILCS 5/17-139.  

Pensioner Trustee 

1. Be a service, reciprocal, or disability pensioner receiving monthly payments from the Fund; 
2. Be nominated by a petition signed by at least 100 pensioners, as provided in  
   40 ILCS 5/17-139(2). 

Contact the Election Coordinator at elections@ctpf.org to request a packet by September 15, 2025. Completed nomination packets must be returned by October 1, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (CT).  

Visit the Election Central page for additional information.