A child’s annuity shall be $140 per month for each child, and shall be subject to the following limitations:
     (1) If the combined annuities for the widow and children of an employee whose death resulted from injury incurred in the performance of duty, or for the children where a widow does not exist, exceed 70% of the employee’s final monthly salary, the annuity for each child shall be reduced pro rata so that the combined annuities for the family shall not exceed such limitation.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/9-155

  • 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.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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

     (2) For the family of an employee whose death is the result of any cause other than injury incurred in the performance of duty, in which the combined annuities for the family exceed 60% of the employee’s final monthly salary, the annuity for each child shall be reduced pro rata so that the combined annuities for the family shall not exceed such limitation.
     A child’s annuity shall be paid to the parent who is providing for the child, unless another person has been appointed the child’s legal guardian.
     Beginning with any child’s annuity payment made on or after July 1, 1988, all child’s annuities otherwise payable at the rate of $140 per month shall be increased to 10% of the employee’s salary at date of death if greater than $140, subject to the limitation that the combined annuities for a family may not exceed the applicable amount hereinbefore in this Section stated.