Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/9-150.1

  • 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
     The provisions of parts (1) (b) and (c) of Section 9-150, of this Article 9, increasing the maximum widow’s annuity from $300 to $400 a month, shall be effective July 1, 1971, and apply in the case of every qualifying widow whose husband dies while in service on or after July 1, 1971 or withdraws and enters on annuity on or after July 1, 1971.