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Analysis: Schiller Park Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 87 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Schiller Park Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $170,141 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 $14,783,747 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 87 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,051,842 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,221,983 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 $1,338,008 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $808,861 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $225,364 – $50,821 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,563,372 in 2018.

Schiller Park Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,051,842$1,221,983-$170,141
2017$1,230,655$1,242,154-$11,499
2016-$121,415$1,196,239-$1,317,654
2015$548,583$1,229,257-$680,674
2014$863,130$1,091,901-$228,771

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