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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Analysis: Schiller Park Police Pension Fund would go broke in eight years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Schiller Park Police Pension Fund lost $2,137,276 in 2016, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $15,772,463 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in eight years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $453,089 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,684,187 in expenses, according to the 2017 biennial report detailing the health of each of the states pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the funds annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $1,427,405 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,141,203 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $290,790 – $21,710 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,718,195 in 2016.

Schiller Park Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$453,089$1,684,187-$2,137,276
2015$652,421$1,628,645-$976,224
2014$738,200$1,580,350-$842,150
2013$975,398$1,463,412-$488,014
2012$218,568$1,355,678-$1,137,110

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