40 ILCS 5/19-105
The term "employee" under this Division, shall include all persons in the employ of any such house of correction under and by virtue of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate civil service of cities", approved and in force March 20, 1895 and for those who were appointed prior to the passage of such Act and who were in the service of such house of correction July 1, 1911.
The term "employee" shall also include any person in the employ of such house of correction who passed the civil service examination, but such person shall not be eligible to any benefits under this Division until 2 years from the date of becoming a contributor; provided, however, that the provisions of this Division shall not apply to temporary or probationary employees, nor to those defined as "60-day employees", nor to any employee who was 50 or more years of age at the time "The 1911 Act" came in force and effect and who at said time had not been in the service of such house of correction for at least 10 years; nor to any employee who shall enter the service of such house of correction after January 1, 1954; and, provided, further, that this Division shall apply only to those employees who voluntarily accept and agree to comply with its provisions.
Any employee on sick leave or leave of absence from such house of correction who has contributed to said pension fund, will be considered a member of said pension fund, and will be entitled to all benefits and annuities under this Division, while he or she remains on said sick leave or leave of absence from said house of correction: Provided, the said employee does not take employment other than at such house of correction while on sick leave or leave of absence from such house of correction, and if said employee goes to work at employment other than at such house of correction while on said sick leave or leave of absence, from such house of correction, he or she will not be considered an employee of such house of correction, and will not be entitled to any benefits under this Division: And, provided, further, that any woman employee contributing to said pension fund, who marries and then takes a leave of absence for reasons other than sickness of self, will not be entitled to any benefits or annuities under this Division, while on such leave of absence, unless she is employed at least 3 months of each year at such house of correction.
Any employee, a part of whose salary may be set apart hereafter to provide for such fund, shall be released from the necessity of making further payments to said fund by filing a written notice of his or her desire to withdraw from complying with the provisions of this Division, with the board of trustees hereinafter mentioned, which resignation shall operate and go into effect immediately upon its receipt by said board of trustees.
Any employee who has contributed to the said fund who shall be dismissed or resigned from the service of said house of correction, may, upon application made, receive the total amount paid into said fund by such person so dismissed or resigned. If an employee dies after having contributed to said fund his nearest heir or heirs according to the law of descent in Illinois may, upon application made after said employee's death, receive the total amount paid into said fund by each deceased employee less the amount or amounts paid to him and/or his widow or children in the form of annuity.
40 ILCS 5/19-105