(40 ILCS 5/5-139) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-139)
Sec. 5-139.
Widow's annuity - All employees - Withdrawal before age 50
and death after age 50.
The widow's annuity and widow's prior service annuity for the wife of
an employee who withdraws after service of 10 or more years before age
50 and later attains such age and dies while out of service, shall be
fixed as of her age at the time the employee becomes age 50. She shall
receive annuity, from the date of the employee's death, of such amount
as can be provided from the following sums to his credit on the date the
annuity was fixed:
1. If service is 20 or more years, the sum credited for widow's
annuity and, for a present employee, widow's prior service annuity;
2. If service is 10 or more but less than 20 years, the sum credited
for widow's annuity from employee contributions, plus 1/10 of the sum
credited for widow's annuity and, for a present employee, widow's prior
service annuity, from contributions by the city, for each year of
service after the first 10 years.
(Source: P.A. 81-1536.)
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