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Monday, December 23, 2024

Analysis: Lagrange Police Pension Fund would go broke in 10 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Lagrange Police Pension Fund lost $1,675,080 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 $16,693,518 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 10 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $355,035 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $2,030,115 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 $1,149,050 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $774,579 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $213,505 – $3,379 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,362,555 in 2016.

Lagrange Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$355,035$2,030,115-$1,675,080
2015$991,002$1,897,215-$906,213
2014$1,455,363$1,647,092-$191,729
2013$1,115,879$1,519,310-$403,431
2012$192,661$1,461,853-$1,269,192

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