To join or renew your HCAA/SUAA membership
Retirees click here. Current employees click here.
- Donate to the Harper Foundation fund or scholarship of your choice to meet a $750 total matching opportunity.
- The SUAA Foundation offers scholarships ($1000 each), professional development grants (up to $1000 each) and emergency assistance to members. For more information, contact a-medenwald@neiu.edu and include “SUAA Foundation information request” in the email title.
- The SUAA website suaa.org lists a number of discounts and other benefits for members see https://www.suaa.org/savings-discounts
- List of Harper Retirees click here
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, March 11, at 1:00pm – Join us at Peggy Kinnane’s Irish Restaurant and Pub, 8 N Vail Ave, Arlington Heights for a St Patricks Day lunch celebration. Please be sure to RSVP by email at myhcaa@outlook.com so that we can reserve a big enough table.
Book Club
Please contact Jaci Carroll (myhcaa@outlook.com ) if you are new to the book club and interested in attending. A ZOOM link will be sent to you a day or two before the discussion. All are at 3 PM Central time unless otherwise noted.
April 1,2026 The Names by Florence Knapp is a 2025 debut novel that explores parallel lives through a single choice: a mother, Cora, must name her newborn son, and the story branches into three timelines based on whether she names him Gordon, Julian, or Bear. Set against a backdrop of domestic abuse, the novel follows the characters over 35 years, examining how this one decision shapes their identities, relationships, and futures, with each timeline representing a different path for the family.
June 3, 2026 The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali”This beautiful book takes you on an emotional journey, following a profound friendship during the Iranian revolution. The plot is rich and the characters are captivating. Your heart will break in the best way.”–Sarah Dupriest, Rainy Day Books, Fairway, KS
July 2024 Indie Next List
August 5, 2026 Twice by Mitch Albom “What if you got to do everything in your life—twice? The heart of Mitch Albom’s newest novel is a stunning love story that dares to explore how our unchecked desires might mean losing what we’ve had all along.”–Barnes & Noble
October 7, 2026 How to Read a Book by Monica Wood “A charming novel about the power of books to heal, connect, and teach. A prison inmate, her reading group teacher, and the man damaged by the inmate’s crime are drawn together by their love of reading and their need for human connection.” Susan Taylor, Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, NY May 2024 Indie Next List
December 2, 2026 Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash”The plot of Laura Spence-Ash’s Beyond That, the Sea is rooted in the home-front upheavals of World War II, but it’s also a timeless exploration of what it means to create a family, of how dreams can die and be reborn in surprising ways.”–The New York Times Book Review
A list of local events HCAA members are planning on attending
| Event | Venue | Date | RSVP/info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Crossing String band – bluegrass | Arl Hts Library | March 22 2 pm | RSVP suggested ahml.info |
| David Chiriboga and Olya Prohorova Classical, Flamenco, and Latin music | Historic Schweikher House Schaumburg | 2/22/2026 14:30 | Click here |
| Faree Haque & Goran Ivanovic Flamneco/Jazz/Balkan | Arl Hts Library | 4/26/26 2 pm | RSVP suggested ahml.info |
| The Harper Ensemble Theatre Company Presents: A DOLL’S HOUSE | Harper College Blackbox Theatre, L109 | April 29, 2026 7:30pm | Click here |
| The Willow Trio Classical | Arl Hts Library | 5/31/26 2 pm | RSVP suggested ahml.info |
Our Purpose, Your Benefit…
To promote the individual and collective interests and welfare of Harper College annuitants (retirees) and their survivors, and employees through:
- Early notification and perceived effects on HCAA members of proposed changes to State law
- Relevant updates to HCAA members on healthcare/Medicare coverage
- Discussions with and service to Harper College
- Improved communications between Harper and its retirees
- Scheduled social events for members
- Discussion/participation with other IL annuitant and state organizations
- Active communication with legislators on relevant concerns
- Workshops/ presentations on relevant topics
- Harper parking stickers
- Reduced admission to select Harper events