2026 Open Enrollment

^{October 27 – November 7, 2025}

City Colleges of Chicago is pleased to offer a variety of benefit plans for calendar year 2026 to its eligible employees, retirees, and surviving spouses. Open Enrollment is your opportunity to review and select changes in benefits for next year. Please see the benefit summary guides below for full-time and part-time employees respectively.

All changes are effective January 1, 2026. Employees do not need to re-enroll unless they are:

• ​​​Adding or d​ropping dependents
• Increasing/decreasing voluntary life
• Enrolling in or changing plans
• Enrolling in Flexible Spending Accounts

​If you miss the enrollment deadline, your next opportunity to enroll would be next fall unless you experience a Qualifying Life Event (QLE). 

Please note: Beginning January 1, 2026, City Colleges of Chicago will transition from Vision Service Plan (VSP) to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) Vision, administered through the EyeMed network. You can find plan details and network provider information at: https://eyedoclocator.eyemedvisioncare.com/bcbsil/en-us                          

  ​ANNOUNCEMENTS

Virtual Benefit Fairs                     

​Event​​​​​​​​​​​​​​s	​​​​​​Dates ​​	​​​​​Times
​2026 Virtual Open Enrollment Webinar*	Wednesday, October 29, 2025	​10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
2026 Virtual Open Enrollment Webinar*	Thursday, November 6, 2025	​​1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 

*You must register in advance for the session. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.

Virtual Benefit Fairs will be recorded for later viewing for employees who are unable to attend.

• Learn more about benefits in our Open Enrollment Newsletter​​​​​​​​​.

• ​​​Have an Open Enrollment question? Please see our FAQ​​​​​ for additional information.

• Any employee adding new dependents will be required to provide proof of the relationship. Any increases or new enrollments to voluntary life will require an Evidence of Insurability (EOI) Approval.