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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/2-141

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     To accept any gift, grant or bequest of any money or securities. If the grantor specifies the purpose of providing cash benefits for some or all of the participants or annuitants of the system, the gift shall be so used; if no such purpose is designated, the gift shall be used to reduce the costs of the State for providing benefits.