Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Compounds the automatic annual increase in retirement annuity. Also increases it to 3%, reduces the minimum age to 55, and removes the 30% maximum increase limitation for all annuitants. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Creates the Renewable Energy Standards Act. Contains only a short title provision.
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Act.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. 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. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Increases the minimum monthly annuity payment to $1,250 for any policeman who retired from the service before January 1, 2006, at age 50 or over with 20 or more years of service, and for any policeman who retired from service due to termination of disability and who is entitled to an annuity on January 1, 2006. Increases the minimum amount of a widow's annuity to $1,200 per month. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State employees.
Amends the Chicago Park District Act. Provides that the Chicago Park District is authorized to issue (now, issue before January 1, 2004) bonds in the amount of $128 million for museums, aquariums, and art museums under the control of the Chicago Park district. Effective immediately.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code to increase the multiplier used to calculate the maximum allowable pension tax, from 2.00 to 2.26. Effective immediately.
Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Beginning January 1, 2006, increases the duty disability benefit to 75% of the current salary attached from time to time to the rank held by the policeman at the time of removal from the police department payroll. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
