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Lake County Gazette

Monday, November 25, 2024

Analysis: North Chicago pays $2.93 for every $1 pensioners contribute to North Chicago Firefighters Pension Fund

Budget 05

Taxpayers contributed 74.6 percent of the $940,793 the North Chicago Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.93 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, North Chicago contributed $702,086 to the fund, which saw a $106,897 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $238,849, or 25.4 percent, in 2016.

North Chicago Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20122013201420152016Change 2012-2016
Municipality$531,438$556,338$557,382$612,133$702,08632.1%
Pension members$174,432$170,193$236,740$221,905$238,84936.9%
Other Revenue-$9,448-$728-$267-$142-$14298.5%
Total$696,422$725,803$793,855$833,896$940,79335.1%

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