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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Analysis: Vernon Hills Police Pension Fund would go broke in 18 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Vernon Hills Police Pension Fund lost $2,203,158 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 $39,636,865 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 18 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $439,143 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $1,764,015 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 $1,541,722 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,235,740 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $424,846 – $87,230 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,966,568 in 2016.

Vernon Hills Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$439,143$1,764,015-$2,203,158
2015$2,597,566$1,587,873$1,009,693
2014$3,236,114$1,413,343$1,822,771
2013$2,909,519$1,287,903$1,621,616
2012$1,374,152$1,012,844$361,308

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