Illinois Code § 8-133

§ 8-133.

Annuities - Present employees and future entrants - Withdrawal before age 55. An employee who withdraws after 10 years of service before age 55 and attains age 55 while out of service, shall be entitled to annuity, after attainment of age 55, as follows: 1. Present employee and future entrant with 20 or more years of service - age and service annuity provided from the total credits from employee contributions and city contributions for such annuity, and, in addition in the case of a present employee, prior service annuity from the credits for such annuity. 2. Present employee and future entrant with 10 or more but less than 20 years of service - age and service annuity provided from sums accumulated for such annuities from employee contributions, plus 1/10 of the city contributions for each year of service after the first 10 years; and in addition, in the case of a present employee, the credits for prior service annuity on account of employee contributions to any Municipal Pension Fund in operation in the city on the effective date, or on June 30, 1923, and 1/10 of the prior service annuity credit under The 1921 Act and this Article, for each year of service after the first 10 years. Any such annuity shall be computed as though the employee were age 55 when granted regardless of his actual age at the time of application. An employee shall not be entitled to annuity for any period between the date he attains age 55 and the date of application for annuity. (Source: P.A. 81-1536.)