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

  • 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.
     Annuity in excess of that fixed in Sections 5-138 and 5-139 shall not be granted to the widow of an employee described therein, unless the employee re-enters the service, in which case the annuity for his wife shall be fixed when he again withdraws, as of her age when such annuity is fixed.