Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/7-143

  • 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.
     If the participating employee elects a reversionary annuity in accordance with Section 7-145, his retirement annuity shall be reduced by an amount equal to the annuity which could be provided for him at the time the annuity begins from the accumulated additional credits required to provide the reversionary annuity.