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Analysis: West Chicago Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 10 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the West Chicago Police Pension Fund would have lost $3,220,885 in 2018, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $29,596,927 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 10 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $1,163,992 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,056,893 in expenses, according to the 2019 biennial report detailing the health of each of the state’s pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the fund’s annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $2,500,000 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,380,000 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $432,433 – $24,558 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,932,433 in 2018.

West Chicago Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$1,163,992$2,056,893-$3,220,885
2017$3,115,545$2,020,125$1,095,420
2016$1,820,172$1,767,528$52,644
2015$1,079,639$1,676,701-$597,062
2014$185,753$1,447,853-$1,262,100

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