Comprehensive Health Coverage:

Employees have access to a wide range of health insurance options tailored to your individual needs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, starting day one of employment. Additionally, employees are eligible to enroll in two types of flexible spending plans: Medical Care & Dependent Care Assistance. Please see the link below for FY25 Summary of Benefits.

Summary of Benefits and Coverage

Generous Retirement Savings:

The State Retirement System (SERS) and Deferred Compensation Plan begin day one of employment. Please see below links to learn more about each of these plans.

Deferred Compensation Plan: General Information Click Here

State Employees’ Retirement System - General Info Here

Tier 1 (eligible service prior to January 1, 2011): Click Here

Tier 2 (all service on or after January 1, 2011): Click Here

Approximately 13 Observed Holidays for 2025:

---------New Year’s Day ----------------------------> Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Lincoln’s Birthday ------------------------> Presidents' Day---------

---------------Memorial Day -----------------------------> Juneteenth Independence Day

Fourth of July ------------------------------> Labor Day------------------

Columbus Day -----------------------------> Veterans’ Day------------

---Thanksgiving -------------------------------> Day after Thanksgiving

Christmas Day

Life Insurance:

The State of Illinois pays for life insurance equal to the employer’s annual salary. Coverage up to 8x times is available. Spouse/Child Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (ADD) is also available.

Personal Leave:

Employees receive three (3) personal leave days (22.5 hours) per calendar year on January 1. Please note personal days will be prorated based on the employment start date. Personal days must be used in the year they are awarded.

Vacation Leave:

Vacation time is earned monthly and awarded the first day of the following month in which it is earned. Below is a breakdown of vacation time earned based on length of service.

Length Of Service----------------Days/Hours per Year----------------> Accrued Hours per Month

--0-5 years - - -----------------> 10 days/75 hours------------------------------->6.25 hours--------

-----6-9 years ---------------------> 15 days/112.5 hours- ---------------------> --9.375 hours---------

---10-14 years ------------------> 17 days/127.5 hours-- ---------------------> 10.625 hours------

-----15-19 years ------------------> 20 days/150 hours--- ----------------------> -12.5 hours------------

--------20-25 years ------------------> 22 days/165 hours--- ----------------------> -13.75 hours-------------

-------26+ years ---------------------> 25 days/187.5 hours--- --- ---------------->-15.625 hours----------

*Employees may carry over vacation days/hours, if they do not exceed the number of days/hours earned in the previous calendar year*

Sick Leave:

Employees accrue 7.5 hours the first calendar day of the month after it is earned. Sick time can be carried over indefinitely. Additionally, there is no maximum sick time an employee can accumulate. The State Employees Retirement System (SERS) may permit employees to utilize sick leave accrued to increase the employee’s service credit for retirement purposes.