Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/6-137

  • 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 6-134 and 6-135 shall not be granted to the widow of an employee described therein unless the employee re-enters the service before age 63, in which case the annuity for his wife shall be fixed when he again withdraws or dies, whichever event first occurs, as of her age at the time the annuity is fixed.