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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Analysis: Round Lake Beach Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 151 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Round Lake Beach Police Pension Fund would have lost $147,318 in 2018, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $22,160,690 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 151 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,408,962 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,556,280 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 $1,169,546 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $931,860 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $537,751 – $188,881 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,707,297 in 2018.

Round Lake Beach Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,408,962$1,556,280-$147,318
2017$1,620,979$1,306,298$314,681
2016-$46,556$1,085,047-$1,131,603
2015$1,121,161$1,250,141-$128,980
2014$1,307,371$1,063,673$243,698

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