Chapter 40 — PENSIONS

(40 ILCS 5/8-224) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-224) Sec. 8-224. Attorney. The chief legal officer of the city shall be the legal advisor of and attorney for the board. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/8-225) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-225) Sec. 8-225. Computation of term of service, annual salary, salary deductions, and actual compensation. For the purpose of this Article, term of service, annual salary, salary deductions and actual compensation shall be computed as …

(40 ILCS 5/8-226) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-226) Sec. 8-226. Computation of service. In computing the term of service of an employee prior to the effective date, the entire period beginning on the date he was first appointed and ending on the day before the effective date, except…

(40 ILCS 5/8-226.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-226.1) Sec. 8-226.1. (a) Any active member of the General Assembly Retirement System may apply for transfer of his credits and creditable service accumulated under this Fund to the General Assembly System. Such credits and creditable …

(40 ILCS 5/8-226.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-226.2) Sec. 8-226.2. 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 5/8-226.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-226.3) Sec. 8-226.3. (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 5/8-226.4) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-226.4) Sec. 8-226.4. Transfer of creditable service to Article 9 or 13 fund. (a) Any county officer elected by vote of the people (and until March 1, 1993 any other person in accordance with Section 9-121.11) who is a participant in a…

(40 ILCS 5/8-226.5) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-226.5) Sec. 8-226.5. Transfer of creditable service to Article 5 fund. Pursuant to Section 5-234 of this Code, a police officer who is a participant in a pension fund established under Article 5 of this Code may apply for transfer of …

(40 ILCS 5/8-226.6) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-226.6) Sec. 8-226.6. 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 transf…

(40 ILCS 5/8-226.7) Sec. 8-226.7. Transfer to Article 7. Until 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, any member who is a sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article 7 of this Code who is eligible to transfer service credit to …

(40 ILCS 5/8-227) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-227) Sec. 8-227. 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…

(40 ILCS 5/8-228) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-228) Sec. 8-228. Transfers within service. Whenever an employee is transferred or assigned from one position in the service of the employer to another position in such service, he shall not be involuntarily removed from membership in th…

(40 ILCS 5/8-228.5) Sec. 8-228.5. 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 o…

(40 ILCS 5/8-229) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-229) Sec. 8-229. Salary of employees on leave of absence. The salary of an employee on leave of absence from a position held by certification and appointment as a result of competitive civil service or career service examination for not…

(40 ILCS 5/8-230) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-230) Sec. 8-230. Right of employee to contribute for all periods of service. An employee may contribute to the fund for all periods of service (including periods served in the armed forces of the United States if he left the service of …

(40 ILCS 5/8-230.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-230.1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 8-230.1. Right of employees to contribute for certain other service. Any employee in the service, after having made contributions covering a period of 10 or more years to …

(40 ILCS 5/8-230.10) Sec. 8-230.10. Service rendered to IHDA. An employee with at least 10 years of creditable service in the Fund may establish service credit for up to 7 years of full-time employment by the Illinois Housing Development Authority for which the employee does not …

(40 ILCS 5/8-230.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-230.2) Sec. 8-230.2. Right of employees to contribute for service rendered to Land Clearance Commission. An employee may contribute to the fund for, and receive credit for, all periods of service rendered to the Land Clearance Commiss…

(40 ILCS 5/8-230.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-230.3) Sec. 8-230.3. Establishment and restoration of service credit. (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991, an employee who is still in service and is eligible to establish optional service credit under t…

(40 ILCS 5/8-230.4) Sec. 8-230.4. Certain Department of Public Health employees. (a) This Section applies only to persons who were employed at any time during the period July 13 through December 31, 1993, by the City of Chicago Department of Public Health in connection with clini…

(40 ILCS 5/8-230.5) Sec. 8-230.5. Former Chicago Police Department Crime Laboratory Division employees. (a) This Section applies only to persons who were employed at any time between June 30, 1995 and the takeover date (as defined in Section 14-108.2b) by the Chicago Police Depar…

(40 ILCS 5/8-230.6) Sec. 8-230.6. Payments and rollovers. (a) The Board may adopt rules prescribing the manner of repaying refunds and purchasing any other credits permitted under this Article. The rules may prescribe the manner of calculating interest when payments or repayments…

(40 ILCS 5/8-230.7) Sec. 8-230.7. Service rendered to Public Building Commission. (a) An employee or former employee of the Public Building Commission of the city who has established credit under the Fund with regard to service to an employer other than the Public Building Commis…

(40 ILCS 5/8-230.9) Sec. 8-230.9. Service rendered to Chicago Housing Authority. (a) Within 60 days after beginning full-time employment with the Chicago Housing Authority (or within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, whichever i…

(40 ILCS 5/8-231) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-231) Sec. 8-231. Employee who becomes participant in another fund. Any participant in the fund who becomes a participant in any other annuity and benefit fund, annuity and retirement fund or any pension fund now or hereafter in operatio…

(40 ILCS 5/8-232) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-232) Sec. 8-232. Basis of service credit. (a) In computing the period of service of any employee for the minimum annuity under Section 8-138, the following provisions shall govern: (1) All periods prior to the effective date shall be co…

(40 ILCS 5/8-233) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-233) Sec. 8-233. Basis of annual salary. For the purpose of this Article, the annual salary of an employee whose salary or wage is appropriated, fixed, or arranged in the annual appropriation ordinance upon other than an annual basis sh…

(40 ILCS 5/8-234) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-234) Sec. 8-234. Basis of salary deduction. The total of salary deductions for employee contributions for annuity purposes to be considered for any 1 calendar year shall not exceed that produced by the application of the proper salary d…

(40 ILCS 5/8-235) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-235) Sec. 8-235. Basis of actual compensation. "Actual Compensation" of any employee whose actual compensation (as defined herein) is arranged upon other than a yearly basis shall be determined by the following schedule: Monthly basis:-…

(40 ILCS 5/8-236) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-236) Sec. 8-236. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The "Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act", being Article 20 of this Code as now enacted or hereafter amended, is hereby adopted and made a part of this Article; provided, that where ther…

(40 ILCS 5/8-237) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-237) Sec. 8-237. Employees in territory annexed. Whenever territory is annexed to the city, any person then employed as a municipal employee in the annexed territory, who shall be employed by the city on the date of the annexation shall…

(40 ILCS 5/8-238) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-238) Sec. 8-238. Municipal Pension Fund superseded. The fund herein provided for on the effective date shall supersede and take the place and have transferred to it the assets of any Municipal Pension Fund as herein defined, in operatio…

(40 ILCS 5/8-239) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-239) Sec. 8-239. School Employees' Pension Fund superseded. The fund herein provided for shall, on July 1, 1923, and thereafter, supersede and take the place of and have transferred to it the assets of any municipal pension fund which i…

(40 ILCS 5/8-240) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-240) Sec. 8-240. Certain funds superseded. On January 1, 1960 the fund herein provided for shall supersede the funds created by the Court and Law Department Employees' Annuity Act and the Board of Election Commissioners Employees' Annui…

(40 ILCS 5/8-240.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-240.1) Sec. 8-240.1. Public Library Employes' Pension Fund superseded. On January 1, 1966, the fund herein provided for shall supersede the fund created by the Public Library Employes' Pension Act, in operation in the city on December…

(40 ILCS 5/8-240.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-240.2) Sec. 8-240.2. House of Correction Employees' Pension Fund superseded. On January 1, 1969, the fund herein provided for shall supersede the fund created by the House of Correction Employees' Pension Act, in operation in the city…

(40 ILCS 5/8-241) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-241) Sec. 8-241. Board of Education employees' former service. Any employee or former employee of the Board of Education of the city, now included under the provisions of this Article, shall be considered, for all purposes of this Artic…

(40 ILCS 5/8-242) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-242) Sec. 8-242. Certain park district employees. The "Exchange of Functions Act of 1957", to the extent that it applies to the fund herein established is incorporated into and made a part of this Article by express reference. Employees…

(40 ILCS 5/8-243) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-243) Sec. 8-243. Service as alderperson or member of city council. Whenever any person has served or hereafter serves as a duly elected alderperson or member of the city council of any city of more than 500,000 inhabitants and is or her…

(40 ILCS 5/8-243.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-243.1) Sec. 8-243.1. Elected city officer transfer of credits. Any city officer, as defined in Section 8-243.2, may transfer to this Fund credits and creditable service accumulated under any other pension fund or retirement system est…

(40 ILCS 5/8-243.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-243.2) Sec. 8-243.2. Alternative annuity for city officers. (a) For the purposes of this Section and Sections 8-243.1 and 8-243.3, "city officer" means the city clerk, the city treasurer, or an alderperson of the city elected by vote …

(40 ILCS 5/8-243.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-243.3) Sec. 8-243.3. Alternative survivor's benefits for survivors of city officers. In lieu of the survivor's benefits otherwise payable under this Article, the spouse or eligible child of any deceased city officer elected by vote of…

(40 ILCS 5/8-244) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-244) Sec. 8-244. Annuities, etc., exempt. (a) All annuities, refunds, pensions, and disability benefits granted under this Article, shall be exempt from attachment or garnishment process and shall not be seized, taken, subjected to, det…

(40 ILCS 5/8-244.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-244.1) Sec. 8-244.1. Payment of annuity other than direct. (a) The board, at the written direction and request of any annuitant, may, solely as an accommodation to such annuitant, pay the annuity due him to a bank, savings and loan as…

(40 ILCS 5/8-245) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-245) Sec. 8-245. Board members-No compensation. No member of the board shall receive any moneys from the fund as salary for service performed as such member. Any employee member shall have a right to be reimbursed for any salary withhel…

(40 ILCS 5/8-246) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-246) Sec. 8-246. No commissions on investments. No member of the board, and no person officially connected with the board, as employee, legal advisor, custodian of the fund, or otherwise, shall have any right to receive any commission o…

(40 ILCS 5/8-247) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-247) Sec. 8-247. Duties of city officers. The proper officers of the city and of the Board of Education and of the retirement board, without cost to the fund, shall: (a) Deduct all sums required to be deducted from salaries of employees…

(40 ILCS 5/8-248) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-248) Sec. 8-248. Age of employee. For any employee who has filed an application for appointment to the service of the city, the age stated therein shall be conclusive evidence against the employee of his age for the purposes of this Art…

(40 ILCS 5/8-249) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-249) Sec. 8-249. Office facilities. Suitable rooms for office and meetings of the board shall be assigned by the mayor of the city. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/8-250) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-250) Sec. 8-250. Compliance with article. All officers, officials, and employees of the city shall perform any and all acts required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Article. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)