Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/9-104

  • 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.
     “The 1925 Act”: “An Act to provide for the creation, setting apart, maintenance and administration of a county employees’ and officers’ annuity and benefit fund in counties having a population exceeding five hundred thousand inhabitants”, approved July 2, 1925, as amended.