News and Updates from the Illinois State Treasurer's ABLE Plan
Listen to recording of special AARP Illinois Telephone Town Hall.
On December 6, AARP Illinois hosted Treasurer Michael Frerichs for a Telephone Town Hall about IL ABLE Accounts. The Treasurer discussed and answered listeners’ questions about IL ABLE Accounts and how grandparents, parents, siblings and others can help loved ones with disabilities build higher quality of life and protect their benefits with an IL ABLE tax-advantaged savings and investment account for people with disabilities.
A champion of Achieving a Better Life Experience Program
Last December, the IL ABLE program lost a fierce advocate and dear friend of Treasurer Michael Frerichs. Illinois State Senator Scott Bennett was the original sponsor of the legislation responsible for creating the Achieving a Better Life Experience program here in Illinois. Today, the program is named the Senator Scott Bennett Illinois ABLE Program in honor of his legacy.
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