Chapter 40, PENSIONS

(40 ILCS 5/5-198) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-198) Sec. 5-198. Expense reserve. Amounts contributed towards the cost of administration shall be credited to the expense reserve. Expenses of administration shall be charged to this reserve. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/5-199) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-199) Sec. 5-199. City contribution reserve. Amounts contributed by the city for age and service annuity, widow's annuity and supplemental annuity, (except those contributed instead of deductions from salary of any policeman receiving du…

(40 ILCS 5/5-200) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-200) Sec. 5-200. Salary deduction reserve. The following amounts shall be credited to this reserve: (1) Amounts deducted from salaries of policemen or otherwise contributed for age and service annuity and widow's annuity; (2) amounts co…

(40 ILCS 5/5-201) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-201) Sec. 5-201. Annuity payment reserve. The following amounts shall be credited to this reserve: (1) amounts transferred from the city contribution reserve and from the salary deduction reserve for the payment of annuities which have …

(40 ILCS 5/5-202) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-202) Sec. 5-202. Prior service annuity reserve. The following amounts shall be credited to this reserve: (1) all contributions of the city for prior service annuity and widow's prior service annuity; (2) all other contributions of the c…

(40 ILCS 5/5-203) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-203) Sec. 5-203. Child's annuity reserve. Amounts contributed by the city for child's annuity shall be credited to this reserve, and all such annuities shall be charged to it. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/5-204) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-204) Sec. 5-204. Duty disability reserve. Amounts contributed by the city for duty disability benefit, occupational disease disability benefit, child's disability benefit, and compensation annuity shall be credited to this reserve, and …

(40 ILCS 5/5-205) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-205) Sec. 5-205. Ordinary disability reserve. Amounts contributed by the city, and all amounts deducted from the salaries of policemen for ordinary disability benefits shall be credited to this reserve and all such benefits shall be cha…

(40 ILCS 5/5-206) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-206) Sec. 5-206. Gift reserve. Amounts received by the board for any purpose under any other law or as gifts, grants, or bequests, or in any manner other than as provided in this Article, shall be credited to this reserve and the same s…

(40 ILCS 5/5-207) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-207) Sec. 5-207. Investment and interest reserve. All gains from investment and all interest earnings shall be credited, and all losses from investments shall be charged to this reserve. From this reserve shall be transferred all amount…

(40 ILCS 5/5-208) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-208) Sec. 5-208. Death benefit reserve. Amounts contributed by policemen and the city for ordinary death benefits shall be credited to this reserve and all such benefits shall be charged to it. At the close of each fiscal year, interest…

(40 ILCS 5/5-208.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-208.1) Sec. 5-208.1. Automatic increase reserve. Amounts deducted from the salaries of policemen and matching contributions by the City for the purposes of the automatic increase in annuity provided in Section 5-167.1, together with i…

(40 ILCS 5/5-209) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-209) Sec. 5-209. Deficiencies in reserves. (a) Whenever the balance in the expense reserve, the prior service annuity reserve, the child's annuity reserve, the duty disability reserve or the ordinary disability reserve is not sufficient…

(40 ILCS 5/5-210) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-210) Sec. 5-210. Treasurer of fund. The city treasurer of the city is the treasurer and custodian of the fund and shall furnish to the board a bond of such amount as it designates. The bond shall indemnify the board against any loss whi…

(40 ILCS 5/5-211) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-211) Sec. 5-211. Attorney. The chief legal officer of the city is ex officio the legal adviser of and attorney for the board. The board may employ a licensed attorney to render such special legal service as may be necessary. No fee or c…

(40 ILCS 5/5-212) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-212) Sec. 5-212. Computation of service. In computing the service rendered by a policeman prior to the effective date, the following periods shall be counted, in addition to all periods during where he performed the duties of his positi…

(40 ILCS 5/5-213) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-213) Sec. 5-213. Credit for service in fire department. Service rendered by a policeman, as a regular member of the paid fire department of the city shall be counted, for annuity and benefit purposes as if such service were rendered as …

(40 ILCS 5/5-214) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-214) Sec. 5-214. Credit for other service. Any participant in this fund (other than a member of the fire department of the city) who has rendered service as a member of the police department of the city for a period of 3 years or more i…

(40 ILCS 5/5-214.2) Sec. 5-214.2. Credit for certain law enforcement service. An active policeman who is a member of this Fund on or before the effective date of this Section may establish up to 10 years of additional service credit in 6-month increments for service in a law enfo…

(40 ILCS 5/5-214.3) Sec. 5-214.3. Credit for military service. A policeman may establish creditable service under this Article for all periods of service in the military, naval, or air forces of the United States entered upon before beginning service as an active policeman of a m…

(40 ILCS 5/5-215) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-215) Sec. 5-215. Credit for certain contributions of park policemen. The 1% deduction from salary made for costs of administration and ordinary disability benefits from July 17, 1959 to December 31, 1959, both inclusive, from the salari…

(40 ILCS 5/5-216) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-216) Sec. 5-216. When annuity or benefit not payable. Except as may be otherwise provided herein, no annuity, pension or other benefit shall be paid to a policeman or widow, based upon any salary paid by virtue of a temporary appointmen…

(40 ILCS 5/5-217) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-217) Sec. 5-217. Policemen in territory annexed. Whenever any territory is annexed to the city, any person then employed as a policeman in the annexed territory who is employed by the city on the date of annexation as a policeman shall …

(40 ILCS 5/5-218) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-218) Sec. 5-218. Annuities, etc. - Exempt. All pensions, annuities, refunds or disability benefits granted under this Article, and every portion thereof, are exempt from attachment or garnishment process and shall not be seized, taken, …

(40 ILCS 5/5-219) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-219) Sec. 5-219. Park Policemen's Annuity Fund Act superseded. From January 1, 1960, the fund herein provided for shall supersede and take the place of the Park Policemen's Annuity Fund established under the Park Policemen's Annuity Act…

(40 ILCS 5/5-220) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-220) Sec. 5-220. No compensation. A member of a Board of Trustees of an annuity and benefit fund provided for in this Article shall not receive any moneys from a pension fund as salary for service performed as a member of such board. (S…

(40 ILCS 5/5-221) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-221) Sec. 5-221. No commissions on investments. No member of the Board of Trustees and no person officially connected with the board either as an employee or as legal advisor thereof or as a custodian of the fund, shall receive any comm…

(40 ILCS 5/5-222) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-222) Sec. 5-222. Facilities for board meetings. Suitable rooms for office and meetings of the Board of Trustees of an annuity and benefit fund provided for in this Article shall be provided by the mayor of the city. (Source: Laws 1963, …

(40 ILCS 5/5-223) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-223) Sec. 5-223. Age stated in employment application to be conclusive. For any policeman, as defined in this Article, who has filed an application for appointment as a member of the police department of the city, the age therein stated…

(40 ILCS 5/5-224) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-224) Sec. 5-224. Duties of city officers. It shall be the duty of the proper officers of the city, without cost to the fund, to: (a) Deduct the sums required by this Article from the salaries of policemen, as defined in this Article, an…

(40 ILCS 5/5-225) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-225) Sec. 5-225. Duty to comply with Article. It shall be the duty of all officers, officials, and employees of such city to perform any and all acts required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Article. (Source: Laws 1963, p. …

(40 ILCS 5/5-226) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-226) Sec. 5-226. Examination and report by Director of Insurance. The Director of Insurance biennially shall make a thorough examination of the fund provided for in this Article. He or she shall report the results thereof with such reco…

(40 ILCS 5/5-227) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-227) Sec. 5-227. Felony conviction. None of the benefits provided for in this Article shall be paid to any person who is convicted of any felony relating to or arising out of or in connection with his service as a policeman. None of the…

(40 ILCS 5/5-228) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-228) Sec. 5-228. Administrative review. (a) The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial…

(40 ILCS 5/5-229) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-229) Sec. 5-229. General provisions and savings clause. The provisions of Article 1 and Article 23 of this Code apply to this Article as though such provisions were fully set forth in this Article as a part thereof. (Source: Laws 1963, …

(40 ILCS 5/5-229.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-229.1) Sec. 5-229.1. Effective date of amendments. The amendments made to Sections 5-128, 5-129, 5-131, 5-137, 5-138, 5-141, 5-146, 5-154, 5-155, 5-159, 5-165, 5-169, 5-170 and 5-199 (relating to attainment of age 63) by this amendato…

(40 ILCS 5/5-230) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-230) Sec. 5-230. General Assembly. (a) Any active (and until February 1, 1993, any former) member of the General Assembly Retirement System may apply for transfer of his credits and creditable service accumulated under this Fund to the …

(40 ILCS 5/5-231) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-231) Sec. 5-231. (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 such con…

(40 ILCS 5/5-232) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-232) Sec. 5-232. (a) Any active member of the Judges Retirement System of Illinois may apply for transfer of his credits and creditable service accumulated under this Fund to the Judges Retirement System. Such credits and creditable ser…

(40 ILCS 5/5-233) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-233) Sec. 5-233. Transfer of creditable service to Article 8, 9 or 13 fund. (a) Any city officer as defined in Section 8-243.2 of this Code, any county officer elected by vote of the people who is a participant in a pension fund establi…

(40 ILCS 5/5-233.1) Sec. 5-233.1. Transfer of creditable service to Article 8 or 11 fund. A person who (i) is an active participant in a fund established under Article 8 or 11 of this Code and (ii) has at least 10 and no more than 22 years of creditable service in this Fund may, …

(40 ILCS 5/5-234) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-234) Sec. 5-234. Transfer of credits. (a) Any police officer who has at least 10 years of creditable service in the Fund may transfer to this Fund credits and creditable service accumulated under any other pension fund or retirement sys…

(40 ILCS 5/5-235) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-235) Sec. 5-235. (a) Until July 1, 1990, any active or inactive member of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund who has been a county sheriff may apply for transfer of his creditable service accumulated under this Article to the Illino…

(40 ILCS 5/5-236) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-236) Sec. 5-236. Transfer to Article 14. (a) Any active member of the State Employees' Retirement System who is a State policeman, conservation police officer, an investigator for the Office of the Attorney General, an investigator for …

(40 ILCS 5/5-237) Sec. 5-237. Transfer of creditable service to Article 9 fund. (a) Any person who is an active participant in the pension fund established under Article 9 of this Code and who was employed by the office of the Cook County State's Attorney on January 1, 1995 may a…

(40 ILCS 5/5-237.5) Sec. 5-237.5. Transfer of creditable service to Article 3 fund. (a) Any person who is an active participant in a pension fund established under Article 3 of this Code may, for a period of 60 days after the effective date of this Section, apply for transfer of …

(40 ILCS 5/5-238) Sec. 5-238. Provisions applicable to new hires; Tier 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the provisions of this Section apply to a person who first becomes a policeman under this Article on or after January 1, 2011, and to certain qualifi…

(40 ILCS 5/6-101) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-101) Sec. 6-101. Creation of fund. In each city of more than 500,000 inhabitants, a firemen's annuity and benefit fund shall be created, set apart, and maintained, for the benefit of its firemen, their widows, children and parents, and …

(40 ILCS 5/6-102) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-102) Sec. 6-102. Terms defined. The terms used in this Article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Sections 6-103 to 6-117, inclusive, except when the context otherwise requires. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/6-103) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-103) Sec. 6-103. Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. "Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund Act of the Illinois Municipal Code": Division 9 of Article 10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, being a continuati…