{"data":{"id":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-3-116.1","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"40 ILCS 5/3-116.1","heading":"Disability pension option.","body":"A police officer age 50 or older who is receiving a disability pension may by written application to the board, elect the disability pension option if the period during which a disability pension was paid when added to the period of active service equals at least 20 years. The election shall permit the officer to continue to receive a retirement pension for the remainder of his or her life of 1/2 of the salary at the date of the retirement on disability in lieu of any amounts which would have been payable to the officer under Section 3-111.","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":"b6630d964915c2f821a85dd7158c7d9e9002911ac6255686f1d249b5b616652f","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-3-116","next":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-3-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}