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Monday, December 23, 2024

Analysis: Fox Lake Police Pension Fund would go broke in 15 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Fox Lake Police Pension Fund lost $979,830 in 2016, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $13,998,419 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 15 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $395,077 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $584,753 in expenses, according to the 2017 biennial report detailing the health of each of the states pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the funds annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $692,803 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $450,123 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $196,573 – $33,646 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $889,376 in 2016.

Fox Lake Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$395,077$584,753-$979,830
2015$973,308$505,005$468,303
2014$1,113,548$441,128$672,420
2013$952,561$427,763$524,798
2012$306,720$370,541-$63,821

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