(a) A “Child’s Annuity” shall be payable monthly after the death of an employee parent to an unmarried child until the child’s attainment of age 18 or marriage, whichever event shall first occur, under the following conditions, if the child was born or in esse before the employee attained age 65, and before he withdrew from service:
        (1) upon death in service from any cause;

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/11-153

  • 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.

        (2) upon death of an employee who withdraws from
    
service after age 55 (or after age 50 with at least 30 years of service if withdrawal is on or after June 27, 1997) and who has entered upon or is eligible for annuity.
Payment shall be made as provided in Section 11-124.
     (b) After July 24, 1967, an adopted child shall be entitled to the same child’s annuity benefits provided for natural children in this Article, if:
        (1) (Blank); and
        (2) the child was adopted before the employee
    
withdrew from service.