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Analysis: Lake Bluff Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 50 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Lake Bluff Police Pension Fund would have lost $205,338 in 2018, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $10,108,524 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 50 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $544,607 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $749,945 in expenses, according to the 2019 biennial report detailing the health of each of the state’s pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the fund’s annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $662,293 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $572,963 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $131,595 – $15,829 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $793,888 in 2018.

Lake Bluff Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$544,607$749,945-$205,338
2017$737,354$816,196-$78,842
2016-$115,717$779,781-$895,498
2015$418,481$778,790-$360,309
2014$943,725$771,630$172,095

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