{"data":{"id":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-4-115","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"40 ILCS 5/4-115","heading":"Marriage after retirement.","body":"(a) If a firefighter marries subsequent to the date of his or her retirement with any pension under this Article, and dies less than 12 months after the marriage, a surviving spouse shall receive no pension on the death of the firefighter.\n(b) Beginning January 1, 1989, this Section shall no longer disqualify the surviving spouse of a firefighter who was married to such surviving spouse for at least 12 months and died before November 18, 1985, from receiving a survivor's pension, and any such surviving spouse who is otherwise eligible under Section 4-114 shall begin to receive a surviving spouse's pension on July 1, 1989.","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":"633c0db5c2dcd168b2512ccf84355a9437ae92d8e89fd37a4ff56ed95ca27a9d","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-4-114.2","next":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-4-115.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}