Chapter 40 — PENSIONS

(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…

(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. …