Analysis: West Chicago pays $1.70 for every $1 pensioners contribute to West Chicago FPD Firefighters Pension Fund

By DuPage Policy Journal

Aug 14, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 63.1 percent of the $1,032,330 the West Chicago FPD Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $1.70 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 $651,021 to the fund, which saw a $38,999 decrease in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $381,309, or 36.9 percent, in 2018.

West Chicago FPD Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$710,764	$625,895	$628,104	$614,128	$651,021	-8.4%
Pension members	$338,591	$351,436	$360,956	$457,200	$381,309	12.6%
Other Revenue	-$-1	$0	$0	$1	$0	100%
Total	$1,049,354	$977,331	$989,060	$1,071,329	$1,032,330	-1.6%