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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Analysis: West Chicago pays $1.74 for every $1 pensioners contribute to West Chicago Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund

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Taxpayers contributed 63.5 percent of the $989,060 the West Chicago Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $1.74 for every $1 from pension members, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, West Chicago contributed $628,104 to the fund, which saw a $11,729 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $360,956, or 36.5 percent, in 2016.

West Chicago Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20122013201420152016Change 2012-2016
Municipality$594,229$568,386$710,764$625,895$628,1045.7%
Pension members$363,900$305,666$338,591$351,436$360,956-0.8%
Other Revenue$1$0-$-1$0$0-100%
Total$958,130$874,052$1,049,354$977,331$989,0603.2%

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