Annuities – Present employees and future entrants – Withdrawal before age 55. An employee who withdraws after 10 years of service before age 55 and attains age 55 while out of service, shall be entitled to annuity, after attainment of age 55, as follows:
     1. Present employee and future entrant with 20 or more years of service-age and service annuity provided from the total sum accumulated to his credit from employee contributions and city contributions for such annuity, and, in addition in the case of a present employee, prior service annuity from the total sum accumulated to his credit for such annuity.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/11-131

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.

     2. Present employee and future entrant with 10 or more but less than 20 years of service-age and service annuity provided from the total sum accumulated to his credit for such annuities from employee contributions plus 1/10 of the city contributions for each year of service after the first 10 years and in addition, in the case of a present employee, 1/10 of the total sum accumulated to his credit for prior service annuity under “The 1935 Act” and this Article, for each year of service after the first 10 years.
     Any such annuity shall be computed as though the employee were age 55 when granted regardless of his actual age at the time of application for annuity. An employee shall not be entitled to annuity for any period between the date he attained age 55 and the date of application for annuity.