Amends the Fireworks Displayer Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the licensure requirements and fees.
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Increases the required employee contribution by 0.5% of salary. Compounds the 3% automatic annual increase in retirement annuity for members who have paid the increased contribution for at least one year. Allows certain persons no longer in service to elect to pay an additional contribution and thereby qualify for the compounding. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning enforcement actions.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Allows transfer of law enforcement service credits from a downstate police pension fund or the Cook County pension fund to the Chicago police pension fund. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Bases retirement benefits on the highest 36 months, rather than 4 years, of salary within the last 10 years of service, for persons retiring after December 31, 2004. Provides that if any policeman whose application for either a duty disability benefit or an occupational disease disability benefit has been denied by the Retirement Board brings an action for administrative review challenging the denial of disability benefits and the policeman prevails in the action in administrative review, then the prevailing policeman shall be entitled to recover from the Fund court costs and litigation expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, as part of the costs of the action. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Laborers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Increases the minimum annuity for certain retirees and spouses. Creates an additional formula for determining the annuity payable to certain spouses and extends eligibility for one of the existing formulas. Accelerates certain automatic annual increases to the month of January. Allows repayment of a refund by an employee who has returned to service with the City for 90 days or with a reciprocal system employer for 2 years. Provides that the Fund may allow an employee to pay certain optional contributions with pre-tax dollars through employer pick-up. Allows employees to receive up to 5 years of credit for certain military service not preceded by employment; requires payment of the corresponding employee contributions and interest. Makes a technical correction in a Section on refunds. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code to provide an increase in the retirement benefit formula. Changes the maximum annuity from 75% to 80% of average salary. Provides for 2.5% (rather than 2%) of average salary for each year of service beyond 20. Applies to persons withdrawing from service after December 31, 2003. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act. Makes technical changes in the Section concerning the Director of Real Estate Appraisal Administration.
Amends the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.
Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. For firemen born on or after January 1, 1945 and before January 1, 1960, increases the automatic annual increase in retirement annuity to 3%, removes the 30% maximum, and permits the initial increase at age 55. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
