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Sunday, May 5, 2024

Analysis: Zion pays $3.94 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Zion Firefighters Pension Fund

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Taxpayers contributed 79.8 percent of the $1,167,539 the Zion Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $3.94 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Zion contributed $932,135 to the fund, which saw a $149,289 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $236,113, or 20.2 percent, in 2016.

Zion Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20122013201420152016Change 2012-2016
Municipality$753,351$820,316$682,170$789,443$932,13523.7%
Pension members$178,526$201,528$222,729$229,193$236,11332.3%
Other Revenue$340-$748,798-$172-$386-$709-308.5%
Total$932,217$273,046$904,727$1,018,250$1,167,53925.2%

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