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Analysis: Stickney Police Pension Fund would go broke in five years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Stickney Police Pension Fund lost $1,098,304 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 $4,736,186 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in five years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $236,482 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $861,822 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 $624,450 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $644,436 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $129,722 – $18,316 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $754,172 in 2016.

Stickney Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$236,482$861,822-$1,098,304
2015$67,789$816,531-$748,742
2014$82,459$750,248-$667,789
2013$252,947$747,157-$494,210
2012$91,383$771,270-$679,887

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