Chapter 40, PENSIONS

(40 ILCS 5/6-188) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-188) Sec. 6-188. To submit annual report to city council. To submit a report annually in June to the city council. The report shall be made as of the close of business on December 31st of the preceding year, and shall contain a detailed…

(40 ILCS 5/6-189) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-189) Sec. 6-189. To subpoena witnesses. To compel witnesses to attend and testify before it upon any matter concerning the fund, and, in its discretion, allow fees not in excess of $6 to any such witness other than a fireman for attenda…

(40 ILCS 5/6-190) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-190) Sec. 6-190. To appoint employees. To appoint such actuarial, medical, legal, clerical or other employees as may be necessary. The board shall develop procedures for obtaining, by contract or employment, any necessary professional a…

(40 ILCS 5/6-190.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-190.1) Sec. 6-190.1. To have a budget. The board shall adopt an annual budget at its regular January meeting. (Source: P.A. 86-273.)

(40 ILCS 5/6-191) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-191) Sec. 6-191. To make rules. To make rules and regulations necessary for the administration of the fund. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/6-191.1) Sec. 6-191.1. To reproduce records. To have any records kept by the board photographed, microfilmed, or digitally or electronically reproduced in accordance with the Local Records Act. The photographs, microfilm, and digital and electronic reproductions shall …

(40 ILCS 5/6-192) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-192) Sec. 6-192. Moneys which may be held on deposit. To pay annuities and benefits, the board may at all times keep uninvested a sum not in excess of the amount required for such payments which become due and payable within the followi…

(40 ILCS 5/6-193) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-193) Sec. 6-193. Accounting. An adequate system of accounts and records shall be established to give effect to the requirements of this Article, and shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The re…

(40 ILCS 5/6-194) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-194) Sec. 6-194. Expense reserve. Amounts contributed by the city for cost of administration shall be credited to this reserve. All expenses of administration shall be charged to this reserve. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/6-195) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-195) Sec. 6-195. City contribution reserve. All amounts which the city contributes for age and service annuity, widow's and supplemental annuity, except those contributed in lieu of deductions from salary of any fireman who receives dut…

(40 ILCS 5/6-196) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-196) Sec. 6-196. Salary deduction reserve. The following amounts shall be credited to this reserve: (1) Amounts deducted from salaries of firemen for age and service annuity and widow's annuity; (2) amounts contributed by the city for a…

(40 ILCS 5/6-197) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-197) Sec. 6-197. 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 5/6-198) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-198) Sec. 6-198. 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 5/6-199) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-199) Sec. 6-199. Child's annuity reserve. Amounts contributed by the city for child's annuities shall be credited to this reserve and all such annuities shall be charged to it. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/6-200) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-200) Sec. 6-200. Duty disability reserve. Amounts contributed by the city for duty disability benefit, child's disability benefit, and compensation annuity shall be credited to this reserve, and all such benefits and annuities shall be …

(40 ILCS 5/6-201) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-201) Sec. 6-201. Ordinary disability reserve. Amounts contributed by the city, and all amounts deducted from the salaries of firemen for ordinary disability benefits shall be credited to this reserve, and all such benefits shall be char…

(40 ILCS 5/6-202) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-202) Sec. 6-202. Gift reserve. All money or property received by the board for any purposes of the fund under any law other than this law, or as gifts, grants, or bequests or in any manner other than as provided in this Article, shall b…

(40 ILCS 5/6-203) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-203) Sec. 6-203. Investment and interest reserve. All gains from investments and all interest earnings shall be credited to the investment and interest reserve. All losses from investments shall be charged to this reserve. From this res…

(40 ILCS 5/6-204) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-204) Sec. 6-204. Death benefit reserve. Amounts contributed by firemen and the city for ordinary death benefits shall be credited to this reserve and all such benefits shall be charged to this reserve. At the close of each fiscal year, …

(40 ILCS 5/6-205) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-205) Sec. 6-205. Automatic increase reserve. Amounts contributed by firemen and the city to provide the 1 1/2% retirement annuity increments as provided in Section 6-164, together with interest allocations, shall be credited to this res…

(40 ILCS 5/6-206) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-206) Sec. 6-206. Deficiencies in reserves. If at any time 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 (either one of…

(40 ILCS 5/6-207) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-207) Sec. 6-207. Treasurer of fund. The city treasurer of the city is ex officio, the treasurer and custodian of the fund and shall furnish the board a bond of such amount as it designates, which bond shall indemnify the board against a…

(40 ILCS 5/6-208) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-208) Sec. 6-208. Attorney. The chief legal officer of the city is ex officio, the legal advisor of and attorney for the board. The detailed legal work necessary to the proper administration of the fund shall be performed by a licensed a…

(40 ILCS 5/6-209) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-209) Sec. 6-209. In computing the service rendered by a fireman prior to the effective date, the following periods shall be counted, in addition to all periods during which he performed the duties of his position, as periods of service …

(40 ILCS 5/6-210) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-210) Sec. 6-210. Credit allowed for service in police department. Service rendered by a fireman, as a regularly appointed and sworn policeman of the city shall be included, for the purposes of this Article, as if such service were rende…

(40 ILCS 5/6-210.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-210.1) Sec. 6-210.1. Credit for former employment with the fire department. (a) Any fireman who (1) accumulated service credit in the Article 8 fund for service as an employee of the Chicago Fire Department and (2) has terminated that…

(40 ILCS 5/6-210.2) Sec. 6-210.2. City contributions for paramedics. Municipality credits computed and credited under Article 8 for all firemen who (1) accumulated service credit in the Article 8 fund for service as a paramedic, (2) have terminated that Article 8 service credit a…

(40 ILCS 5/6-210.3) Sec. 6-210.3. 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 5/6-210.4) Sec. 6-210.4. Creditable service for pre-employment military service. An active fireman may establish a maximum of 24 months of additional service credit attributed to service in the armed forces of the United States that was served prior to employment by the …

(40 ILCS 5/6-211) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-211) Sec. 6-211. Permanent and temporary positions; exempt positions above career service rank. (a) Except as specified in subsection (b), no annuity, pension or other benefit shall be paid to a fireman or widow, under this Article, bas…

(40 ILCS 5/6-212) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-212) Sec. 6-212. Firemen in territory annexed to city. Whenever any territory is annexed to a city, any person then regularly employed as a paid fireman in the annexed territory, who is employed as a fireman by the city on the date of a…

(40 ILCS 5/6-213) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-213) Sec. 6-213. Annuities, etc., exempt. All pensions, annuities, refunds and disability benefits granted under this Article and every portion thereof, are exempt from attachment or garnishment process and shall not be seized, taken, s…

(40 ILCS 5/6-214) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-214) Sec. 6-214. 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 or employee of su…

(40 ILCS 5/6-215) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-215) Sec. 6-215. 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 c…

(40 ILCS 5/6-216) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-216) Sec. 6-216. 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 5/6-217) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-217) Sec. 6-217. Age stated in employment application to be conclusive. For any fireman, as defined in this Article, who has filed an application for appointment as a member of the fire department of the city, the age therein stated sha…

(40 ILCS 5/6-218) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-218) Sec. 6-218. Duties of city officers. It shall be the duty of the proper officers of the city to: (a) Deduct the sums required by this Article from the salaries of firemen, as defined in this Article, and pay such sums to the board …

(40 ILCS 5/6-219) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-219) Sec. 6-219. 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 5/6-220) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-220) Sec. 6-220. 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 5/6-221) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-221) Sec. 6-221. Felony conviction. None of the benefits provided 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 fireman. None of the benef…

(40 ILCS 5/6-222) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-222) Sec. 6-222. 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 5/6-223) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-223) Sec. 6-223. 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 5/6-224) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-224) Sec. 6-224. (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 servic…

(40 ILCS 5/6-225) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-225) Sec. 6-225. (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 5/6-226) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-226) Sec. 6-226. 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 the pension fund estab…

(40 ILCS 5/6-227) Sec. 6-227. Transfer of creditable service from Article 4. Until 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, any active member of the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago may transfer to the Fund up to a total…

(40 ILCS 5/6-227.1) Sec. 6-227.1. Transfer of creditable service to Article 4. (a) Until 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, any active participant in an Article 4 pension fund may apply for transfer of creditable service accumu…

(40 ILCS 5/6-228) Sec. 6-228. 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 or en…

(40 ILCS 5/6-229) Sec. 6-229. 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 fireman under this Article on or after January 1, 2011, and to certain qualified…

(40 ILCS 5/6-230) Sec. 6-230. Participation by an alderperson or member of city council. (a) A person shall be a member under this Article if he or she (1) is or was employed and receiving a salary as a fireman under item (a) of Section 6-106, (2) has at least 5 years of service …