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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Island Lake Police Pension Fund would go broke in 10 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Island Lake Police Pension Fund lost $358,452 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 $3,453,087 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 10 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $12,427 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $370,879 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 $249,889 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $178,005 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $131,357 – $50,953 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $381,246 in 2016.

Island Lake Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$12,427$370,879-$358,452
2015$135,943$287,633-$151,690
2014$91,628$437,018-$345,390
2013$137,908$348,364-$210,456
2012$133,918$260,331-$126,413

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