Chapter 40, PENSIONS

(40 ILCS 5/11-125.8) Sec. 11-125.8. Service as police officer, firefighter, or teacher. (a) Service rendered by an employee as a police officer and member of the regularly constituted police department of the city, or as a firefighter and regular member of the paid fire departmen…

(40 ILCS 5/11-125.9) Sec. 11-125.9 Action by Fund against third party; subrogation. In those cases where the injury or death for which a disability or death benefit is payable under this Article was caused under circumstances creating a legal liability on the part of some person …

(40 ILCS 5/11-126) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-126) Sec. 11-126. Prior service annuity-When due. A "Prior Service Annuity" shall be credited to present employees in accordance with "The 1935 Act" for service rendered prior to the effective date. Each such credit shall be improved …

(40 ILCS 5/11-127) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-127) Sec. 11-127. Age and service annuity. An "Age and Service Annuity" shall be credited employees for service rendered after the effective date. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/11-128) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-128) Sec. 11-128. 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 prov…

(40 ILCS 5/11-129) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-129) Sec. 11-129. 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 65 in service, upon withdrawal, shall be entitled to annuity as follows: 1…

(40 ILCS 5/11-130) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-130) Sec. 11-130. Annuities - Present employees and future entrants - Withdrawal after age 55 and prior to 60. An employee who attains age 55 or more but less than age 60 in service having 10 or more years of service at date of withdr…

(40 ILCS 5/11-131) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-131) Sec. 11-131. Annuities - Present employees and future entrants - Withdrawal before age 55. An employee who withdraws after 10 years of service before age 55 and attains age 55 while out of service, shall be entitled to annuity, a…

(40 ILCS 5/11-132) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-132) Sec. 11-132. Annuities-Re-entry into service. Annuity in excess of that fixed in Sections 11-129, 11-130 and 11-131 shall not be granted to any employee described therein, unless he reentered service before age 65. If such re-ent…

(40 ILCS 5/11-133) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-133) Sec. 11-133. Service after time of fixing annuity. Service rendered after the time of fixing an annuity shall not be considered for age and service annuity or prior service annuity. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/11-133.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-133.1) Sec. 11-133.1. Early retirement incentive. (a) To be eligible for the benefits provided in this Section, an employee must: (1) be a current contributor to the Fund who, on November 1, 1992, is (i) in active payroll status as …

(40 ILCS 5/11-133.2) Sec. 11-133.2. Early retirement incentive. (a) To be eligible for the benefits provided in this Section, an employee must: (1) be a current contributor to the Fund who, on November 1, 1997, is (i) in active payroll status as an employee or (ii) receiving ordi…

(40 ILCS 5/11-133.3) Sec. 11-133.3. Early retirement incentive. (a) To be eligible for the benefits provided in this Section, an employee must: (1) have been a contributor to the Fund who (i) on October 15, 2003, was in active payroll status as an employee; (ii) returns to active…

(40 ILCS 5/11-133.4) Sec. 11-133.4. Early retirement incentive for employees who have earned maximum pension benefits. (a) A person who is eligible for the benefits provided under Section 11-133.3 and who, if he or she had retired on or before February 29, 2004, would have been e…

(40 ILCS 5/11-134) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-134) Sec. 11-134. Minimum annuities. (a) An employee whose withdrawal occurs after July 1, 1957 at age 60 or over, with 20 or more years of service, (as service is defined or computed in Section 11-216), for whom the age and service a…

(40 ILCS 5/11-134.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-134.1) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 98-641, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 11-134.1. Automatic increase in annuity. (a) An employee who retired or retires from service after December 31, 1963, and befor…

(40 ILCS 5/11-134.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-134.2) Sec. 11-134.2. 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 reversi…

(40 ILCS 5/11-134.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-134.3) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 98-641, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 11-134.3. Automatic increases in annuity for certain heretofore retired participants. (a) A retired employee who (i) is receivi…

(40 ILCS 5/11-135) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-135) Sec. 11-135. 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 1935 Act" and this Article,…

(40 ILCS 5/11-136) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-136) Sec. 11-136. Widow's annuity. A "Widow's Annuity" shall be credited for the widow of any male employee covering service after the effective date, payable from and after his death. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/11-137) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-137) Sec. 11-137. Widow's annuity-Present employee age 65 on effective date. The widow of a present employee who attains age 65 or more on or before the effective date is entitled, after his death, to an annuity fixed on the date he b…

(40 ILCS 5/11-138) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-138) Sec. 11-138. 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 …

(40 ILCS 5/11-139) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-139) Sec. 11-139. 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 an amount provided on a single…

(40 ILCS 5/11-140) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-140) Sec. 11-140. 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 in service and who withdraws from service shall be…

(40 ILCS 5/11-141) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-141) Sec. 11-141. Widow's annuity - Present employees and future entrants - Withdrawal after age 55 but before 60. The widow of an employee who, (1) attains age 55 or more but less than age 60 in service, and (2) has served 10 or more…

(40 ILCS 5/11-142) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-142) Sec. 11-142. Widow's annuity - Present employees and future entrants - Withdrawal before age 55. The widow of an employee who withdraws after 10 or more years of service before age 55 and later attains such age while not in servi…

(40 ILCS 5/11-143) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-143) Sec. 11-143. Widow's annuity - Present employees and future entrants - Withdrawal and death before age 55. The widow of an employee with 10 or more years of service who withdraws before age 55 and who dies while out of service be…

(40 ILCS 5/11-144) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-144) Sec. 11-144. Widow's annuity-Re-entry of employee into service. No annuity in excess of that fixed in accordance with Sections 11-140, 11-141 and 11-142 shall be granted to a widow described in those sections unless the employee …

(40 ILCS 5/11-145) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-145) Sec. 11-145. Employee's widow's annuity - No contributions or service credits after fixation. No contributions by the employee or the city for an annuity for the widow of an employee shall be made after the date when her annuity …

(40 ILCS 5/11-145.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-145.1) Sec. 11-145.1. Minimum annuities for widows. The widow otherwise eligible for widow's annuity under other Sections of this Article 11, of an employee hereinafter described, who retires from service or dies while in the servic…

(40 ILCS 5/11-146) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-146) Sec. 11-146. Compensation annuity and supplemental annuity. When annuity otherwise provided in this Article for the widow of an employee whose death results solely from injury incurred in the performance of an act of duty is less…

(40 ILCS 5/11-147) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-147) Sec. 11-147. Widows or wives not entitled to annuity. The following widows or wives of employees have no right to annuity from the fund: (a) The wife or widow, married subsequent to the effective date, of an employee who dies in …

(40 ILCS 5/11-148) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-148) Sec. 11-148. Widow's remarriage. 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 Assembly. If a widow re…

(40 ILCS 5/11-148.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-148.1) Sec. 11-148.1. 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 su…

(40 ILCS 5/11-149) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-149) Sec. 11-149. 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 hig…

(40 ILCS 5/11-150) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-150) Sec. 11-150. 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, 1952, or any reversionary or single life annuity, fixed for or granted t…

(40 ILCS 5/11-151) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-151) Sec. 11-151. Computation of interest. For the computation of interest upon any sum contributed by an employee, it shall be assumed that the sum was contributed on the last day of the calendar month in which such contribution was …

(40 ILCS 5/11-152) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-152) Sec. 11-152. 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 a life annuity of $100 a month for the …

(40 ILCS 5/11-153) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-153) Sec. 11-153. Child's annuity. (a) A "Child's Annuity" shall be payable monthly after the death of an employee parent to an unmarried child until the child's attainment of age 18 or marriage, whichever event shall first occur, und…

(40 ILCS 5/11-154) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-154) Sec. 11-154. Amount of child's annuity. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997, the amount of a child's annuity shall be $220 per month for each child while the spouse of the deceased employee parent survi…

(40 ILCS 5/11-155) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-155) Sec. 11-155. Duty disability benefit; Child's disability benefit. An employee who becomes disabled on or after the effective date while under age 65 and prior to January 1, 1979 or while under age 70 after January 1, 1979 as the …

(40 ILCS 5/11-156) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-156) Sec. 11-156. 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, who becomes disabled after the effective date as the result of any cause oth…

(40 ILCS 5/11-157) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-157) Sec. 11-157. 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 the board. The board may require other evide…

(40 ILCS 5/11-158) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-158) Sec. 11-158. When disability benefit not payable. (a) If an employee receiving duty or ordinary disability benefit refuses to submit to examination by a physician appointed by the board, or fails or refuses to consent to and sign…

(40 ILCS 5/11-159) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-159) Sec. 11-159. Annuity after withdrawal while disabled for employees who first became participants prior to January 1, 2011. (a) This Section applies to employees who first became participants prior to January 1, 2011. (b) An emplo…

(40 ILCS 5/11-159.1) Sec. 11-159.1. Annuity after withdrawal while disabled for employees who first became participants on or after January 1, 2011. (a) This Section applies to employees who first became participants on or after January 1, 2011. (b) An employee whose disability c…

(40 ILCS 5/11-160) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-160) Sec. 11-160. Prior disability. No disability benefit shall be granted or paid, under this Article, for any disability incurred by an employee before the effective date. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/11-160.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-160.1) Sec. 11-160.1. Payments to city. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "city annuitant" means a person receiving an age and service annuity, a widow's annuity, a child's annuity, or a minimum annuity under this Article as a d…

(40 ILCS 5/11-160.2) Sec. 11-160.2. Payments to board of education for group health benefits. (a) Should the Board of Education continue to sponsor a retiree health plan, the board is authorized to pay to the Board of Education, on behalf of each eligible annuitant who chooses to…

(40 ILCS 5/11-161) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-161) Sec. 11-161. Re-entry into service. (a) When an employee who has withdrawn from service reenters service before age 65, any annuity previously granted and any annuity fixed for his wife shall be cancelled. The employee shall be c…