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Sunday, July 13, 2025

Analysis: Forest Park Police Pension Fund would go broke in 17 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Forest Park Police Pension Fund lost $1,283,039 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 $20,947,398 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 17 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $478,550 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,761,589 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 $860,422 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $692,136 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $319,101 – $63,452 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,179,523 in 2016.

Forest Park Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$478,550$1,761,589-$1,283,039
2015$1,161,180$1,708,889-$547,709
2014$455,525$1,592,884-$1,137,359
2013$761,161$1,530,285-$769,124
2012$1,161,154$1,454,516-$293,362

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