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Friday, April 18, 2025

Analysis: Melrose Park pays $4.12 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Melrose Park Police Pension Fund

Budget 08

Taxpayers contributed 80.2 percent of the $3,171,884 the Melrose Park Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $4.12 for every $1 from pension members, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Melrose Park contributed $2,544,568 to the fund, which saw a $221,258 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $616,461, or 19.4 percent, in 2016. Another $10,855 came from other unspecified sources.

Melrose Park Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20122013201420152016Change 2012-2016
Municipality$950,865$944,557$1,931,505$2,344,782$2,544,568167.6%
Pension members$561,672$578,528$756,019$606,618$616,4619.8%
Other Revenue$10,066$25,564$1,353-$774$10,8557.8%
Total$1,522,603$1,548,649$2,688,877$2,950,626$3,171,884108.3%

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