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Sunday, May 5, 2024

Analysis: Zion pays $4.21 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Zion Firefighters Pension Fund

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Taxpayers contributed 80.8 percent of the $1,232,695 the Zion Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $4.21 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 $996,072 to the fund, which saw a $5,354 decrease in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $236,304, or 19.2 percent, in 2018. Another $319 came from other unspecified sources.

Zion Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20142015201620172018Change 2014-2018
Municipality$682,170$789,443$932,135$1,005,159$996,07246%
Pension members$222,729$229,193$236,113$233,383$236,3046.1%
Other Revenue-$172-$386-$709-$493$319285.5%
Total$904,727$1,018,250$1,167,539$1,238,049$1,232,69536.3%

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