“Fixation of annuity”: As applied to a service annuity or prior service annuity or a surviving spouse‘s annuity, the final determination of the annuity at the date of retirement.
     A reversionary annuity calculated after January 1, 1990 may not be more than 75% of the service annuity granted to the employee annuitant on the date of retirement unless the minimum annuity to the surviving spouse payable under Section 12-135.1 exceeds the 75% maximum payable, in which case the minimum will be payable.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/12-124

  • 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.
  • Surviving spouse: means "widow" or "widower" as the case may be. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.32