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Analysis: Hillside Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 27 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Hillside Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $442,146 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 $11,576,672 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 27 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $702,848 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,144,994 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 $1,050,595 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $760,321 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $221,054 – $44,563 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,271,649 in 2018.

Hillside Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$702,848$1,144,994-$442,146
2017$797,944$1,105,965-$308,021
2016-$129,838$1,044,418-$1,174,256
2015$230,636$933,075-$702,439
2014$100,363$894,428-$794,065

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