Chapter 40, PENSIONS

(40 ILCS 5/9-146.2) Sec. 9-146.2. Automatic annual increase in widow's annuity. (a) Every widow's annuity, other than a term annuity, shall be increased on January 1, 1998 or the January 1 occurring on or immediately after the first anniversary of the deceased employee's death, w…

(40 ILCS 5/9-147) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-147) Sec. 9-147. Compensation annuity and supplemental annuity. When annuity otherwise provided in this Article for the widow of an employee whose death results from injury incurred in the performance of an act of duty is less than 60% …

(40 ILCS 5/9-148) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-148) Sec. 9-148. Widows or wives not entitled to annuity. Except as provided in Section 9-148.1, the following widows or wives of employees have no right to annuity from the fund: (a) The widow or wife, married subsequent to the effecti…

(40 ILCS 5/9-148.1) Sec. 9-148.1. Widow's annuity for widow married to member for at least one year. Notwithstanding Section 9-148, if a member was not married at the time of retirement but married after retirement, that member's widow shall be entitled to a widow's annuity if (1…

(40 ILCS 5/9-149) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-149) Sec. 9-149. Widow's remarriage to terminate annuity. A widow's annuity shall terminate when she remarries if the marriage takes place before the date 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assem…

(40 ILCS 5/9-149.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-149.1) Sec. 9-149.1. Annuities to survivors of female employees. All provisions of this Article relating to annuities or benefits to a widow, minor children or other survivors of a male employee shall apply with equal force to a survi…

(40 ILCS 5/9-150) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-150) Sec. 9-150. Maximum annuities. (1) The annuities to an employee and his widow are subject to the following limitations: (a) No age and service annuity or age and service and prior service annuity combined in excess of 60% of highes…

(40 ILCS 5/9-150.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-150.1) Sec. 9-150.1. The provisions of parts (1) (b) and (c) of Section 9-150, of this Article 9, increasing the maximum widow's annuity from $300 to $400 a month, shall be effective July 1, 1971, and apply in the case of every qualif…

(40 ILCS 5/9-151) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-151) Sec. 9-151. Mortality tables and interest rates. (a) Any single life annuity fixed or granted to any employee who was a participant on or before January 1, 1954, or any reversionary or single life annuity, fixed for or granted to a…

(40 ILCS 5/9-152) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-152) Sec. 9-152. Computation of interest. For the computation of interest upon any sum contributed by an employee into any county pension fund or into this fund, it shall be assumed that the sum was contributed on the last day of the ca…

(40 ILCS 5/9-153) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-153) Sec. 9-153. Term annuities - How computed. In any case in which an employee's credit for an annuity for himself or his widow is insufficient - at the time the annuity is fixed, - to provide an immediate life annuity of $150 a month…

(40 ILCS 5/9-154) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-154) Sec. 9-154. Child's annuity. A "Child's Annuity" shall be payable monthly after the death of an employee parent to the unmarried child until the child's attainment of age 18, under the following conditions, if the child was born be…

(40 ILCS 5/9-155) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-155) Sec. 9-155. Amount of child's annuity. A child's annuity shall be $140 per month for each child, and shall be subject to the following limitations: (1) If the combined annuities for the widow and children of an employee whose death…

(40 ILCS 5/9-156) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-156) Sec. 9-156. Duty disability benefit - Child's disability benefit. An employee who becomes disabled after the effective date while under age 65 and prior to January 1, 1979, or while under age 70 after January 1, 1979 and prior to J…

(40 ILCS 5/9-157) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-157) Sec. 9-157. Ordinary disability benefit. An employee while under age 65 and prior to January 1, 1979, or while under age 70 and after January 1, 1979, but prior to January 1, 1987, and regardless of age on or after January 1, 1987,…

(40 ILCS 5/9-158) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-158) Sec. 9-158. Proof of disability, duty and ordinary. Proof of duty or ordinary disability shall be furnished to the board by at least one licensed and practicing physician appointed by or acceptable to the board, except that this re…

(40 ILCS 5/9-159) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-159) Sec. 9-159. When disability benefit not payable. (a) If an employee receiving duty disability or ordinary disability benefit refuses to submit to examination by a physician appointed by the board, he shall have no further right to …

(40 ILCS 5/9-160) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-160) Sec. 9-160. Annuity after withdrawal while disabled. An employee whose disability continues after he has received ordinary disability benefit for the maximum period of time prescribed by this Article, and who withdraws before age 6…

(40 ILCS 5/9-161) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-161) Sec. 9-161. Re-entry into service. (a) When an employee who has withdrawn from service after the effective date re-enters service before age 65, any annuity previously granted and any annuity fixed for his wife shall be cancelled. …

(40 ILCS 5/9-162) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-162) Sec. 9-162. Re-entry into service - Prior employee. An employee other than a present employee described in subdivision (c) of Section 9-109 who was not in the service of such county or of the board on the day prior to the effective…

(40 ILCS 5/9-163) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-163) Sec. 9-163. Restoration of rights. An employee who has withdrawn as a refund the amounts credited for annuity purposes, and who re-enters service and serves for periods comprising at least 2 years after the date of the last refund …

(40 ILCS 5/9-164) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-164) Sec. 9-164. Refunds - Withdrawal before age 55 or with less than 10 years of service. (1) An employee, without regard to length of service, who withdraws before age 55 (age 62 for an employee who first becomes a member on or after …

(40 ILCS 5/9-165) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-165) Sec. 9-165. Refund of widow's annuity deductions. If a male employee is (1) unmarried when he attains age 65 or (2) is married at age 65 and subsequently becomes a widower while still in service, or (3) unmarried upon withdrawal be…

(40 ILCS 5/9-166) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-166) Sec. 9-166. Refunds - when paid to beneficiary, children or estate. Whenever the total amount accumulated to the account of a deceased employee from employee contributions for annuity purposes, and from employee contributions appli…

(40 ILCS 5/9-167) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-167) Sec. 9-167. Refund - In lieu of annuity. In lieu of an annuity, an employee who withdraws after age 60, having annuity rights based on a credit of not more than 10 years of service, or an employee who withdraws and whose annuity wo…

(40 ILCS 5/9-169) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-169) Sec. 9-169. Financing; tax levy and other funding sources. (a) The county board shall levy a tax annually upon all taxable property in the county at the rate that will produce a sum which, when added to the amounts deducted from th…

(40 ILCS 5/9-169.1) Sec. 9-169.1. Annual actuarial report. The retirement board shall retain an actuary who is a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries to produce an annual actuarial report of the Fund. The annual actuarial report shall include, but not be l…

(40 ILCS 5/9-169.2) Sec. 9-169.2. Minimum required employer contribution. The minimum required employer contribution for a specified year, as set forth in the annual actuarial report required under Section 9-169.1, shall be the amount determined by the Fund's actuary to be equal …

(40 ILCS 5/9-170) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-170) Sec. 9-170. Contributions for age and service annuities for present employees, future entrants and re-entrants. (a) Beginning on the effective date as to a present employee in paragraph (a) or (c) of Section 9-109, or as to a futur…

(40 ILCS 5/9-170.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-170.1) Sec. 9-170.1. From and after January 1, 1970 any employee who is credited with 35 or more years of contributing service may elect to discontinue the salary deductions for all annuities as specified in Sections 9-133, 9-170, and…

(40 ILCS 5/9-170.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-170.2) Sec. 9-170.2. The county may pick up the employee contributions required by Sections 9-133, 9-170, 9-176, 9-176.1 for salary earned after December 31, 1981. If employee contributions are not picked up, the amount that would hav…

(40 ILCS 5/9-171) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-171) Sec. 9-171. Additional contributions for age and service annuities for present employees, future entrants and re-entrants. (a) From and after September 1, 1935, in addition to the contributions provided in Section 9-170 for each pr…

(40 ILCS 5/9-172) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-172) Sec. 9-172. Contributions by employee after annuity is fixed. Any contributions by an employee from and after the date when his age and service annuity is fixed shall not increase the amount of such annuity. The contributions shall…

(40 ILCS 5/9-173) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-173) Sec. 9-173. Additional contributions and credits-all employees. Any employee in service on July 1, 1947, may elect to make additional contributions while in service which shall not exceed 7/13 of the sum accumulated for age and ser…

(40 ILCS 5/9-174) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-174) Sec. 9-174. Contributions by disabled employee whose ordinary disability benefit has expired. In the case of any disabled employee whose credit for ordinary disability benefit purposes has expired and who continues to be disabled s…

(40 ILCS 5/9-175) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-175) Sec. 9-175. Interest credits-all employees. Amounts allocated to the account of and credited for age and service and prior service annuity shall be improved by interest at the effective rate during the time thereafter an employee i…

(40 ILCS 5/9-176) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-176) Sec. 9-176. Contributions for widow's annuity for widows of present employees, future entrants and re-entrants. (a) Beginning on the effective date as to a present employee in paragraph (a) or (c) of Section 9-109, or as to a futur…

(40 ILCS 5/9-176.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-176.1) Sec. 9-176.1. Contributions by female employees. (a) Effective as of October 1, 1974, each female employee shall contribute at the same rates as a male employee for widow's annuity or other benefits, to the end that like credit…

(40 ILCS 5/9-177) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-177) Sec. 9-177. Additional contributions for widow's annuity for widows of present employees, future entrants and re-entrants. In addition to the contributions to be made by each employee and by the county for widow's annuity as herein…

(40 ILCS 5/9-178) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-178) Sec. 9-178. Widow's annuity interest credits-all employees. Amounts allocated to the account of and credited to the employee for widow's and widow's prior service annuity shall be improved by interest at the effective rate during t…

(40 ILCS 5/9-179) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-179) Sec. 9-179. Election as to amount to be deducted from compensation-refunds. (a) Any employee who failed to elect to make contributions beginning on September 1, 1935, for any period of service while he was not a contributor to the …

(40 ILCS 5/9-179.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-179.1) Sec. 9-179.1. Military service. A contributing employee may elect to purchase creditable service for up to 24 months of active-duty military service, whether or not that service followed service as a county employee. The milita…

(40 ILCS 5/9-179.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-179.2) Sec. 9-179.2. Other governmental service-former county service. Any employee who first becomes a contributor before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, who has rendered service to any "govern…

(40 ILCS 5/9-179.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-179.3) Sec. 9-179.3. Optional plan of additional benefits and contributions. (a) While this plan is in effect, an employee may establish additional optional credit for additional optional benefits by electing in writing at any time to…

(40 ILCS 5/9-179.4) Sec. 9-179.4. Service for periods of furlough or salary reduction. (a) An active participant may establish service credit and earnings credit for periods of furlough beginning on or after December 1, 2017 and ending on or before November 30, 2018. To receive t…

(40 ILCS 5/9-180) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-180) Sec. 9-180. Contributions by county for duty disability benefit. In lieu of all amounts ordinarily contributed by an employee and by the county for age and service annuity, and widow's annuity the county shall contribute sums equal…

(40 ILCS 5/9-181) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-181) Sec. 9-181. Contributions by county for ordinary disability benefit. The county shall contribute all amounts ordinarily contributed by it for annuity purposes for any employee receiving ordinary disability benefit as though he were…

(40 ILCS 5/9-182) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-182) Sec. 9-182. Contributions by county for prior service annuities and pensions under former acts. (a) The county, State or federal contributions authorized in Section 9-169 shall be applied first for the purposes of this Article 9 ot…

(40 ILCS 5/9-183) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-183) Sec. 9-183. Contribution by county for administration costs. The county shall contribute, from revenue derived from taxes herein authorized, the amount necessary to defray costs of administration of the fund. (Source: Laws 1963, p.…

(40 ILCS 5/9-184) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-184) Sec. 9-184. Estimates of sums required for certain annuities and benefits. The board shall estimate and itemize the amounts required each year to pay for all annuities, each benefit category, and administrative expenses associated …