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Analysis: Forest View Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in nine years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Forest View Police Pension Fund would have lost $372,376 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 $2,981,546 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in nine years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $135,180 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $507,556 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 $467,579 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $331,145 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $50,658 – $2,379 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $518,237 in 2018.

Forest View Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$135,180$507,556-$372,376
2017$154,536$477,740-$323,204
2016-$86,227$430,762-$516,989
2015$97,411$415,720-$318,309
2014$109,795$409,553-$299,758

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