Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/9-153

  • 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
     In any case in which an employee’s credit for an annuity for himself or his widow is insufficient – at the time the annuity is fixed, – to provide an immediate life annuity of $150 a month for the employee or his widow, a term annuity of equal actuarial value of $150 a month shall be paid for such time as such payments can be made from such credits for the respective annuities.