Chapter 40, PENSIONS

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.11) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-121.11) Sec. 9-121.11. Transfer of credit from Article 8 or 11. Until March 1, 1993, an employee may transfer to this Fund up to a total of 10 years of creditable service accumulated under Article 8 or 11 of this Code, upon payment t…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.12) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-121.12) Sec. 9-121.12. Transfer to Article 18 system. Any active member of the Judges Retirement System who is eligible to transfer service credit to that System from this Fund under subsection (g) of Section 18-112 may apply for tra…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.13) Sec. 9-121.13. Transfer of Article 5 credits. (a) An active participant in the Fund who was employed by the office of the Cook County State's Attorney on January 1, 1995 may transfer to this Fund credits and creditable service accumulated under the pension fu…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.15) Sec. 9-121.15. Transfer of credit from Article 14 system. A current or former employee shall be entitled to service credit in the Fund for any creditable service transferred to this Fund from the State Employees' Retirement System under Section 14-105.7 of th…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.16) Sec. 9-121.16. Contractual service to the Retirement Board. A person who has rendered continuous contractual services (other than legal or actuarial services) to the Retirement Board for a period of at least 5 years may establish creditable service in the Fun…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.17) Sec. 9-121.17. Transfer from Article 3. Until 6 months after the effective date, an employee may transfer to this Fund up to 6 years of creditable service accumulated under Article 3 of this Code, upon payment to this Fund of (1) the amount by which the emplo…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.18) Sec. 9-121.18. Transfer to Article 5. (a) Any active member of Article 5 of this Code may apply for transfer of some or all of his creditable service as a correctional officer with the county department of corrections accumulated under this Article to the Art…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-121.2) Sec. 9-121.2. Validation of service credits. An active member of the General Assembly having no service credits or creditable service in the Fund, may establish service credit and creditable service for periods during which he …

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-121.3) Sec. 9-121.3. (a) Persons otherwise required or eligible to participate in the Fund who elect to continue participation in the General Assembly System under Section 2-117.1 may not participate in the Fund for the duration of su…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.4) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-121.4) Sec. 9-121.4. Service as Village Trustee. Any participant who served as a Village Trustee, and was not then eligible to participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for such service, may elect to receive credit under t…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.5) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-121.5) Sec. 9-121.5. Elected county officer transfer of credits. Any county officer elected by vote of the people who has elected to participate in the Fund may transfer to this Fund credits and creditable service accumulated under an…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.6) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-121.6) Sec. 9-121.6. Alternative annuity for county officers. (a) Any county officer elected by vote of the people may elect to establish alternative credits for an alternative annuity by electing in writing to make additional optiona…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.7) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-121.7) Sec. 9-121.7. Alternative survivor's benefits for survivors of county officers. In lieu of the survivor's benefits otherwise payable under this Article, the spouse or eligible child of any deceased county officer elected by vot…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.8) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-121.8) Sec. 9-121.8. Transfer of creditable service to Article 8 or 13 Fund. (a) Any city officer as defined in Section 8-243.2 of this Code, and any sanitary district commissioner elected by vote of the people who is a participant in…

(40 ILCS 5/9-121.9) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-121.9) Sec. 9-121.9. Age Discrimination. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Article, it is the intention of the General Assembly to comply with the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended by the Age …

(40 ILCS 5/9-122) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-122) Sec. 9-122. Time of fixing annuities-Waiver. No annuity or disability benefit shall be fixed, granted, or paid under this Article before the effective date. Any employee annuitant or widow annuitant may execute a waiver of his or h…

(40 ILCS 5/9-123) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-123) Sec. 9-123. Prior service annuities-When due. A "Prior Service Annuity" shall be credited to present employees in accordance with "The 1925 Act" for service rendered prior to the effective date. Each such credit shall be improved b…

(40 ILCS 5/9-124) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-124) Sec. 9-124. Age and service annuity. An "Age and Service Annuity" shall be credited employees for contributing service rendered after the effective date. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/9-125) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-125) Sec. 9-125. Annuities - Present employees and future entrants attaining age 65 in service. (a) A present employee who attains age 65 or more in service, having age and service and prior service annuity credits sufficient to provide…

(40 ILCS 5/9-126) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-126) Sec. 9-126. Annuities-Present employees and future entrants-Withdrawal after age 60 and prior to 65. An employee who attains age 60 or more but less than age 65 in service, upon withdrawal, shall be entitled to annuity as follows: …

(40 ILCS 5/9-127) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-127) Sec. 9-127. Annuities - Present employees and future entrants - Withdrawal after age 50 and prior to age 60. An employee who (i) withdraws prior to January 1, 1988, having attained age 55 or more but less than age 60 in service and…

(40 ILCS 5/9-128) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-128) Sec. 9-128. Annuities - Present employees and future entrants - Withdrawal before age 50. An employee who, prior to January 1, 1988, withdraws after 10 years of service before age 55 and attains age 55 while out of service shall be…

(40 ILCS 5/9-128.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-128.1) Sec. 9-128.1. Annuities for members of the County Police Department. (a) In lieu of the regular or minimum annuity or annuities for any deputy sheriff who is a member of a County Police Department, he may, upon withdrawal from …

(40 ILCS 5/9-128.2) Sec. 9-128.2. Stipends. Any elected county officer who was entitled to receive a stipend from the State on or after July 1, 2009 and on or before June 30, 2010 may establish earnings credit for the amount of stipend not received, if the elected county official…

(40 ILCS 5/9-129) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-129) Sec. 9-129. Annuities-Re-entry into service. Annuity in excess of that fixed in Sections 9-126, 9-127 or 9-128 shall not be granted to any employee described therein, unless he re-entered service before age 65. If such re-entry occ…

(40 ILCS 5/9-130) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-130) Sec. 9-130. Service after time of fixing annuity. Service rendered after the time of fixing an annuity shall not be considered for age and service annuity and for prior service annuity. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/9-131) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-131) Sec. 9-131. Prior service annuity credits. (a) The sum to be credited for prior service annuity in the case of any present employee described in subdivision (a) of Section 9-109 shall be the entire sum credited for such purposes. (…

(40 ILCS 5/9-132) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-132) Sec. 9-132. Minimum annuity. A present employee who was a contributor to a county pension fund in operation on the effective date who withdraws on or after such date having 20 or more years of service and for whom the amount of ann…

(40 ILCS 5/9-133) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-133) Sec. 9-133. Automatic increase in annuity. (a) An employee who retired or retires from service after December 31, 1959, having attained age 60 or more or, beginning January 1, 1991, having attained 30 or more years of creditable se…

(40 ILCS 5/9-133.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-133.1) Sec. 9-133.1. Automatic increases in annuity for certain heretofore retired participants. A retired employee retired at age 55 or over and who (a) is receiving annuity based on a service credit of 20 or more years, and (b) does…

(40 ILCS 5/9-134) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-134) Sec. 9-134. Minimum annuity - Additional provisions. (a) An employee who withdraws after July 1, 1957 at age 60 or more with 20 or more years of service, for whom the amount of age and service and prior service annuity combined is …

(40 ILCS 5/9-134.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-134.1) Sec. 9-134.1. Preservation of minimum annuity rights for certain house of correction employees and their widows. In the case of employees who were contributors to and participants as of December 31, 1968, in a House of Correcti…

(40 ILCS 5/9-134.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-134.2) Sec. 9-134.2. Early retirement incentives. (a) To be eligible for the benefits provided in this Section, a person must: (1) be a current contributing member of this Fund who, on May 1, 1992 and within 30 days prior to the date …

(40 ILCS 5/9-134.3) Sec. 9-134.3. Early retirement incentives. (a) To be eligible for the benefits provided in this Section, a person must: (1) be a current contributing member of the Fund established under this Article who, on May 1, 1997 and within 30 days prior to the date of …

(40 ILCS 5/9-134.4) Sec. 9-134.4. Early retirement incentives. (a) To be eligible for the benefits provided in this Section, a person must: (1) be a current contributing member of the Fund established under this Article who, on January 1, 2001 and within 30 days prior to the date…

(40 ILCS 5/9-134.5) Sec. 9-134.5. Alternative retirement cancellation payment. (a) To be eligible for the alternative retirement cancellation payment provided in this Section, a person must: (1) be a member of this Fund who, on December 31, 2006, was (i) in active payroll status …

(40 ILCS 5/9-135) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-135) Sec. 9-135. Reversionary annuity. (a) An employee, prior to retirement on annuity, may elect to take a lesser amount of annuity and provide, with the actuarial value of the amount by which his annuity is reduced, a reversionary ann…

(40 ILCS 5/9-135.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-135.1) Sec. 9-135.1. Death benefit. Upon the death of an employee in service or while receiving a retirement annuity, a death benefit of $1,000 shall be payable to such beneficiary as the member may have nominated by written direction…

(40 ILCS 5/9-136) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-136) Sec. 9-136. Widow's prior service annuity. A "Widow's Prior Service Annuity" shall be credited for the widow of a male present employee for service prior to the effective date in accordance with "The 1925 Act" and this Article, pay…

(40 ILCS 5/9-137) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-137) Sec. 9-137. Widow's annuity. A "Widow's Annuity" shall be credited for a widow of any male employee covering service after the effective date, payable from and after his death. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/9-138) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-138) Sec. 9-138. Widow's annuity-Present employee age 65 on effective date. The widow of a present employee who is age 65 or more on the effective date is entitled after his death to an annuity fixed as of the date he becomes age 65. Th…

(40 ILCS 5/9-139) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-139) Sec. 9-139. Widow's annuity-Present employees and future entrants attaining age 65 in service. The widow of a present employee who attains age 65 while in service after the effective date, or of a future entrant who attains age 65 …

(40 ILCS 5/9-140) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-140) Sec. 9-140. Widow's annuity-Present employees and future entrants-Death in service before 65. The widow of an employee whose death occurs in service before age 65 shall be entitled to an annuity of the amount provided on a single l…

(40 ILCS 5/9-141) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-141) Sec. 9-141. Widow's annuity-Present employees and future entrants-Withdrawal after age 60 but before 65. The widow of an employee who attains age 60 or more but less than age 65 while in service and who withdraws from service shall…

(40 ILCS 5/9-142) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-142) Sec. 9-142. Widow's annuity - Present employees and future entrants - Withdrawal after age 50 but before 60. The widow of an employee who (1) attains age 50 or more (age 55 if withdrawal occurs before January 1, 1988) but less than…

(40 ILCS 5/9-143) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-143) Sec. 9-143. Widow's annuity - Present employees and future entrants - Withdrawal before age 50. The widow of an employee who withdraws after 10 or more years of service before age 50 (age 55 if withdrawal occurs before January 1, 1…

(40 ILCS 5/9-144) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-144) Sec. 9-144. Widow's annuities - Present employees and future entrants - Withdrawal and death before age 50. The widow of an employee with 10 or more years of service who withdraws before age 50 (age 55 if withdrawal occurs before J…

(40 ILCS 5/9-145) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-145) Sec. 9-145. Widow's annuities-Re-entry of employee into service. No annuity in excess of that fixed in accordance with Sections 9-141, 9-142 and 9-143 shall be granted to a widow described in those sections unless the employee re-e…

(40 ILCS 5/9-146) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-146) Sec. 9-146. Employee's widow's annuities - No contributions or service credits after fixation. No contributions by the employee or the county for an annuity for the widow of an employee shall be made after the date when her annuity…

(40 ILCS 5/9-146.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-146.1) Sec. 9-146.1. Minimum annuities for widows. The widow of an employee who retires from service or dies while in the service subsequent to June 11, 1965, who is otherwise eligible for widow's annuity under this Article and for wh…