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Analysis: Elmwood Park Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 10 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Elmwood Park Police Pension Fund would have lost $1,560,446 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 $15,437,913 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 10 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $764,007 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,324,453 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 $1,900,432 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,404,654 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $328,300 – $32,843 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,228,732 in 2018.

Elmwood Park Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$764,007$2,324,453-$1,560,446
2017$962,879$2,653,137-$1,690,258
2016-$409,441$1,990,305-$2,399,746
2015$513,534$1,982,624-$1,469,090
2014$685,201$1,868,449-$1,183,248

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