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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Analysis: Deerfield pays $4.28 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD Firefighters Pension Fund

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Taxpayers contributed 81.1 percent of the $2,208,517 the Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $4.28 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, Deerfield contributed $1,790,369 to the fund, which saw a $217,682 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $418,148, or 18.9 percent, in 2018.

Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20142015201620172018Change 2014-2018
Municipality$1,106,747$1,327,580$1,398,327$1,579,860$1,790,36961.8%
Pension members$371,078$392,091$400,773$410,851$418,14812.7%
Other Revenue$0$391$0$124$0-
Total$1,477,825$1,720,062$1,799,100$1,990,835$2,208,51749.4%

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