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Analysis: Western Springs Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in seven years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Western Springs Police Pension Fund would have lost $2,206,426 in 2018, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $14,810,187 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in seven years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $684,406 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,522,020 in expenses, according to the 2019 biennial report detailing the health of each of the state’s pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the fund’s annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $1,211,087 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $792,475 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $188,992 – $23,439 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,400,079 in 2018.

Western Springs Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$684,406$1,522,020-$2,206,426
2017$2,047,700$1,480,440$567,260
2016$583,789$1,311,017-$727,228
2015-$36,617$1,281,201-$1,317,818
2014$417,115$1,193,351-$776,236

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