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Analysis: Lagrange Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 45 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Lagrange Police Pension Fund would have lost $421,367 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 $18,889,185 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 45 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,682,257 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,103,624 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 $1,486,683 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $813,703 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $230,167 – $18,741 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,716,850 in 2018.

Lagrange Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,682,257$2,103,624-$421,367
2017$1,569,072$2,110,397-$541,325
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

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