Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/6-205

  • 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.
     Amounts contributed by firemen and the city to provide the 1 1/2% retirement annuity increments as provided in Section 6-164, together with interest allocations, shall be credited to this reserve, and all payments for annuity increments shall be charged to this reserve.