Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/7-161

  • 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
     A child annuity shall begin upon proper application therefor, on the first day of the month following the month in which the survivor of his parents has died, and shall continue until death, or until the first day of the month coincidental with or next preceding the day the child attains age 18 or marries, whichever first occurs.