Chapter 40 — PENSIONS

(40 ILCS 5/12-133.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-133.1) Sec. 12-133.1. Annual increase in basic retirement annuity. (a) Any employee upon withdrawal from service on or after July 1, 1965, and retiring on a retirement annuity, shall be entitled to an annual increase in his basic re…

(40 ILCS 5/12-133.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-133.2) Sec. 12-133.2. Increases to employee annuitants. Employees who retired on service retirement annuity prior to July 1, 1965 who were at least 55 years of age at date of retirement and had at least 20 years of credited service,…

(40 ILCS 5/12-133.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-133.3) Sec. 12-133.3. 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 5/12-133.4) Sec. 12-133.4. Early retirement incentives. (a) To be eligible for the benefits provided in this Section, a person must: (1) have been, on March 1, 1994, an employee (i) contributing to the Fund in active payroll status in a position of employment under this …

(40 ILCS 5/12-133.5) Sec. 12-133.5. Early retirement incentives. (a) To be eligible for the benefits provided in this Section, a person must: (1) have been, on July 1, 1998, an employee (i) contributing to the Fund in active payroll status in a position of employment under this A…

(40 ILCS 5/12-133.6) Sec. 12-133.6. Early retirement incentive. (a) To be eligible for the benefits provided in this Section, a person must: (1) have been, on November 1, 2003, an employee (i) contributing to the Fund in active payroll status in a position of employment under thi…

(40 ILCS 5/12-133.7) Sec. 12-133.7. Early retirement incentive for employees who have earned maximum pension benefits. A person who is eligible for the benefits provided under Section 12-133.6 and who, if he or she had retired on or before February 29, 2004, would have been entit…

(40 ILCS 5/12-134) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-134) Sec. 12-134. Maximum retirement annuity. Except as modified by the provisions of Sections 12-133.1 and 12-133.2, the maximum retirement annuity for any employee under the provisions of this Article shall be 70% of the highest ave…

(40 ILCS 5/12-135) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-135) Sec. 12-135. Widow's service annuity and widow's prior service annuity. (a) The widow of an employee who withdraws after at least 10 years of service and before attainment of age 60 shall be entitled to a widow's annuity beginnin…

(40 ILCS 5/12-135.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-135.1) Sec. 12-135.1. Minimum annuity to surviving spouse. Upon death of an employee or annuitant occurring on or after January 1, 1976, who has completed at least 20 years of service and has established accumulations for such annui…

(40 ILCS 5/12-135.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-135.2) Sec. 12-135.2. Increase in annuity to a surviving spouse. An annuity being paid to a surviving spouse on December 31, 1992, other than a temporary annuity, shall be increased by 10% effective January 1, 1993 and shall thereaf…

(40 ILCS 5/12-135.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-135.3) Sec. 12-135.3. Annual increases to surviving spouses. On January 1 of each year, every surviving spouse, other than a surviving spouse who is receiving a temporary annuity or who has received a surviving spouse annuity for le…

(40 ILCS 5/12-136) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-136) Sec. 12-136. Spouses not entitled to a surviving spouse's annuity. The following described spouses and former spouses of employees shall not have any right to a surviving spouse's annuity from the fund: (a) the spouse of an emplo…

(40 ILCS 5/12-136.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-136.1) Sec. 12-136.1. Optional reversionary annuity for surviving spouse. An employee may elect to take a lesser retirement annuity reduced by not more than 1/3 thereof and provide an optional reversionary annuity for a surviving sp…

(40 ILCS 5/12-136.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-136.2) Sec. 12-136.2. 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 5/12-137) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-137) Sec. 12-137. Eligibility for child's benefit. A benefit shall be granted to any child of the employee under 18 years of age or any child under such age legally adopted by the employee whose death occurred under the following cond…

(40 ILCS 5/12-138) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-138) Sec. 12-138. Amount of child's benefit. A child's benefit effective upon death of an employee occurring on or after July 1, 1983 shall be $100 per month, if a parent survives; or $150 per month if no parent survives, or upon the …

(40 ILCS 5/12-139) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-139) Sec. 12-139. Death benefit. Effective July 1, 1955, a death benefit is provided for employees and annuitants, in addition to other annuities and benefits, payable upon death of the employee while (a) in actual salary status or wi…

(40 ILCS 5/12-140) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-140) Sec. 12-140. Duty disability benefit. An employee who becomes disabled as the direct result of injury incurred in the performance of an act of duty and cannot perform the duties of the regularly assigned position, is entitled to …

(40 ILCS 5/12-141) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-141) Sec. 12-141. Workers' compensation offset. If an employee or surviving spouse and minor children receive any compensation or payment for specific loss, disability or death under or by virtue of the Workers' Compensation Act or th…

(40 ILCS 5/12-142) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-142) Sec. 12-142. Ordinary disability benefit. Only employees in active status are entitled to ordinary disability. In order that payments may begin from the date of absence, without pay, on account of disability, an employee must fil…

(40 ILCS 5/12-143) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-143) Sec. 12-143. Amount of ordinary disability benefit. Any employee disabled as the result of any cause other than injury incurred in the performance of an act of duty, while in actual service or in salary status within a period of …

(40 ILCS 5/12-143.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-143.1) Sec. 12-143.1. Limitations on payment of ordinary or duty disability. (a) An employee who has withdrawn from service, has been on a leave of absence, is laid off or is out of pay status for any reason for more than 30 days, a…

(40 ILCS 5/12-144) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-144) Sec. 12-144. Medical examinations. An employee in receipt of any disability benefit shall undergo a medical examination periodically and in any event at least once each year by a physician designated by the board. Should the boar…

(40 ILCS 5/12-145) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-145) Sec. 12-145. Re-entry of former employee. (a) Any former employee who received a refund who re-enters service and remains in continuous service for a period of 2 years may have restored to him all service and accumulations for an…

(40 ILCS 5/12-146) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-146) Sec. 12-146. Re-entry of annuitant. When any person receiving an annuity shall re-enter service, the annuity previously granted to such person and any annuity fixed for his wife shall be cancelled. Such employee shall be credited…

(40 ILCS 5/12-147) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-147) Sec. 12-147. Refunds of employee contributions. (1) (a) Any employee who withdraws from service before age 60, with less than 10 years of service, shall be entitled to refund upon request. Any employee who withdraws from service …

(40 ILCS 5/12-148) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-148) Sec. 12-148. Credits of employer contributions. Refunds of accumulation from contributions of the employer for service annuity and widow's service annuity, and also for prior service annuity and widow's prior service annuity afte…

(40 ILCS 5/12-149) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-149) Sec. 12-149. Financing. (a) The board of park commissioners of any such park district shall annually levy a tax (in addition to the taxes now authorized by law) upon all taxable property embraced in the district, at the rate whic…

(40 ILCS 5/12-149.5) Sec. 12-149.5. Delinquent contributions; deduction from payments of State funds to the employer. If the employer fails to transmit to the Fund contributions required of it under this Article by December 31st of the year in which such contributions are due, th…

(40 ILCS 5/12-150) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-150) Sec. 12-150. Contributions by employees for service annuity. (a) From each payment of salary to a present employee beginning August 4, 1961, and prior to September 1, 1971, there shall be deducted as contributions for service ann…

(40 ILCS 5/12-150.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-150.1) Sec. 12-150.1. The employer may pick up the employee contributions required by Sections 12-150, 12-151, 12-151.1, 12-151.2 and 12-152 for salary earned after December 31, 1981. If employee contributions are not picked up, the…

(40 ILCS 5/12-150.5) Sec. 12-150.5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-622, eff. 6-1-14. Repealed by P.A. 102-263, eff. 8-6-21.)

(40 ILCS 5/12-151) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-151) Sec. 12-151. Contributions by employees for widow's service annuity. Beginning July 1, 1919, subject to the provisions of Section 12-184 for transferred employees, from each payment of salary to a male employee, there shall be de…

(40 ILCS 5/12-151.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-151.1) Sec. 12-151.1. Contributions by employees towards annual increase in retirement annuity. Beginning July 1, 1965, there shall be deducted 1/2 of 1% of salary in the case of each employee as his contribution for the annual incr…

(40 ILCS 5/12-151.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-151.2) Sec. 12-151.2. 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 cre…

(40 ILCS 5/12-152) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-152) Sec. 12-152. Contributions by employer for service annuity and widow's service annuity. (a) In the case of any present employee or future entrant, and for an employee of the board, the employer shall contribute for service annuit…

(40 ILCS 5/12-153) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-153) Sec. 12-153. Contributions for death benefit. To defray the cost of the death benefit provided in Section 12-139, each employee in service shall make an additional contribution during the period prior to retirement, in the form o…

(40 ILCS 5/12-154) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-154) Sec. 12-154. Contributions by employer for ordinary disability benefit. The amount necessary to provide the ordinary disability benefit shall be paid by the employer. Effective January 1, 1959, in respect to employees of a park d…

(40 ILCS 5/12-155) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-155) Sec. 12-155. Contributions by employer while employee disabled. The employer of any employee who is receiving ordinary disability benefit or duty disability benefit shall contribute amounts ordinarily contributed by such employee…

(40 ILCS 5/12-155.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-155.1) Sec. 12-155.1. Contributions by employer towards annual increase in retirement annuity. The employer shall contribute for the annual increase in retirement annuity an amount representing the remainder required to finance such…

(40 ILCS 5/12-155.5) Sec. 12-155.5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-622, eff. 6-1-14. Repealed by P.A. 102-263, eff. 8-6-21.)

(40 ILCS 5/12-156) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-156) Sec. 12-156. Board created. A board composed of 7 members shall constitute a Board of Trustees authorized to carry out the provisions of this Article. Such Board of Trustees shall be known as the Retirement Board of the Park Empl…

(40 ILCS 5/12-157) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-157) Sec. 12-157. Board vacancy. If a vacancy shall occur in the membership of the board, due to death, resignation or other cause, said vacancy shall be filled by appointment. If the vacant membership be of appointive character, appo…

(40 ILCS 5/12-158) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-158) Sec. 12-158. Board officers. The board shall elect from its membership a president, a vice president and a secretary, all of whom shall serve without salary, except that the secretary, if not an employee as defined herein, may be…

(40 ILCS 5/12-159) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-159) Sec. 12-159. Board's powers and duties. The board shall have the powers and duties stated in Section 12-160 to 12-169, inclusive, in addition to the other powers and duties provided in this Article. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)…

(40 ILCS 5/12-160) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-160) Sec. 12-160. To determine service credits. To determine the length of service of each present employee rendered prior to the date when he comes under the provisions of "The 1919 Act" or this Article, including all service rendere…

(40 ILCS 5/12-161) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-161) Sec. 12-161. To supervise contributions. To see that all employee contributions by way of salary deductions and contributions by each employer are made, and that all funds collected are deposited when collected with the custodian…

(40 ILCS 5/12-162) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-162) Sec. 12-162. To have exclusive original jurisdiction. To have exclusive original jurisdiction in all matters relating to or affecting the fund, including, in addition to all other matters, all claims for annuities, benefits or re…

(40 ILCS 5/12-162.5) Sec. 12-162.5. To subpoena witnesses and compel the production of records. To issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify before it and to compel the production of documents and records upon any matter concerning the Fund, including, but …