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Analysis: Mccook Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 46 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Mccook Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $21,672 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 $984,546 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 46 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $15,737 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $5,935 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 $150,000 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $80,000 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $10,766 – $1,188 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $160,766 in 2018.

Mccook Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$15,737$5,935-$21,672
2017$35,090$5,869$29,221
2016-$7,509$6,595-$14,104
2015$555$4,963-$4,408
2014$661$4,606-$3,945

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