40 ILCS 5/3-125.1
Contributions by police officers
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(40 ILCS 5/3-125.1)
(from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-125.1)
Sec. 3-125.1.
Contributions by police officers.
Each police officer
shall contribute to the pension fund the following percentages of salary
for the periods stated: Beginning July 1, 1909 and prior to July 23, 1943,
1% (except that prior to July 1, 1921 not more than one dollar per month
shall be deducted, and except that beginning July 1, 1921 and prior to July
1, 1927 not more than $2 per month shall be deducted); beginning July 23,
1943 and prior to July 20, 1949, 3%; beginning July 20, 1949 and prior to
July 17, 1959, 5%; beginning July 17, 1959 and prior to July 1, 1971, 7%;
beginning July 1, 1971 and prior to July 1, 1975, 7 1/2%; beginning
July 1, 1975 and prior to January 1, 1987, 8 1/2%; beginning
January 1, 1987 and prior to January 1, 2001, 9%; and beginning
January 1, 2001, 9.91%. Such sums shall be paid or deducted monthly.
Contribution to the self-managed plan shall be no less than 10% of
salary.
"Salary" means the annual salary, including longevity, attached to the
police officer's rank, as established by the municipality's appropriation
ordinance, including any compensation for overtime which is included in
the salary so established, but excluding any "overtime pay", "holiday
pay", "bonus pay", "merit pay", or any other cash benefit not included in
the salary so established.
(Source: P.A. 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: City of Countryside v. City of Countryside Police Pension Board of Trustees
City of Countryside v. City of Countryside Police Pension Board of Trustees (2018)
“1 of the Pension Code ( 40 ILCS 5/3-125.1 (West 2010) ) defines salary for pension purposes as "the annual salary, including longevity, attached to the police officer's rank, as established by the municipality's appropriation ordinance.”
City of Countryside v. City of Countryside Police Pension Board of Trustees (2019)
“1 of the Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/3-125.1 (West 2010)) defines salary for pension purposes as “the annual salary, including longevity, attached to the police officer’s rank, as established by the municipality’s appropriation ordinance.”
Village of Hanover Park v. Board of Trustees of the Village of Hanover Park Police Pension Fund (2021)
“” 40 ILCS 5/3-125.1 (West 2018). This section goes on to define salary as “the annual salary, including longevity, attached to the police officer’s rank, as established by the municipality’s appropriation ordinance, including any compensation for overtime which is included in…”
The Village of Chicago Ridge v. The Chicago Ridge Firefighters Pension Board of Trustees (2016)
“) ¶ 19 The Pension Board does not challenge the fact that the 20% buyout was never approved through the appropriations ordinance; however, it argues that because "the CBA between the Village of Chicago Ridge and the Chicago Ridge Professional Firefighters' Local 3098 required…”
City of East Peoria v. Board of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund of East Peoria (2023)
“1 of the Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/3-125.1 (West 2020)) specifies that a certain percentage of a police officer’s salary is deducted for pension contributions.”
Village of Hanover Park v. Board of Trustees of the Village of Hanover Park Police Pension Fund (2021)
“1 of the Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/3-125.1 (West 2012))]. That way, once I had a 9.”
Vokac v. Berwyn Police Pension Fund (2025)
“” 40 ILCS 5/3-125.1 (West 2020)). The Illinois Department of Insurance has promulgated rules and regulations for the administration of police pension funds.”
Teppel v. Board of Trustees of the Bolingbrook Police Pension Fund (2025)
“In his response, Thielen referenced provisions in the Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/3-125.1, 4-118.1 (West 2020)) and the rules promulgated by IDOI (50 Ill.”
The Village of Chicago Ridge v. The Chicago Ridge Firefighters Pension Board of Trustees (2016)
“) ¶ 19 The Pension Board does not challenge the fact that the 20% buyout was never approved through the appropriations ordinance; however, it argues that because "the CBA between the Village of Chicago Ridge and the Chicago Ridge Professional Firefighters' Local 3098 required…”
Village of Chicago Ridge v. Chicago Ridge Firefighters Pension Board of Trustees (2016)
“) ¶ 18 The Pension Board does not challenge the fact that the 20% buyout was never approved through the appropriations ordinance; however, it argues that because "the CBA between the Village of Chicago Ridge and the Chicago Ridge Professional Firefighters' Local 3098 required…”
Vokac v. The Berwyn Police Pension Fund (2025)
“Vokac continued to receive his “annual salary, including longevity, attached to the police officer’s rank, as established by the municipality’s appropriation ordinance” (40 ILCS 5/3-125.1 (West 2020)), remained an employee of the municipality, the amount of the benefit was…”
Holland v. City of Chicago (1997)
“3-125(2) (now 40 ILCS 5/3-125.1). The court also observed that "salary" generally means a fixed annual or periodical payment and thus does not typically include fringe benefits such as insurance premiums, clothing allowance, milage, and vacation pay.”
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