{"data":{"id":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-18-115","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"40 ILCS 5/18-115","heading":"Beneficiary.","body":"\"Beneficiary\": A surviving spouse or children eligible for an annuity; or, if no eligible surviving spouse or children survives, the person or persons designated by the participant or annuitant in the last written designation on file with the Board; or, if no person so designated survives, or if no designation is on file, the estate of the participant or annuitant. If a special needs trust as described in Section 1396p(d)(4) of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, has been established for a disabled child, then the special needs trust may stand in lieu of the disabled adult child as a beneficiary for the purposes of this Article.","path":["CHAPTER 40 PENSIONS","Illinois Pension Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=638\u0026ChapterID=9\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:20Z","sha256":"63af14c781b63f22f66a1d2180f76ce21ce2f6feea3a883b2beb8ab0f4085972","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-18-114","next":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-18-116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}