Prior service annuity, age and service annuity, widow’s annuity and widow’s prior service annuity shall consist of equal monthly payments for life with the first payment payable one month after the occurrence of the event upon which payment shall depend.
     Any annuitant may execute a written waiver under oath of his right to receive any part of his annuity, to take effect upon its being filed with the board. The amount waived shall be a permanent reduction in the annuity payable to the annuitant. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to change or modify the terms and conditions of the reversionary annuity under 5-132.2.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/5-121

  • 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.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone, is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.10