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Analysis: Country Club Hills Firefighters Pension Fund would go broke in 13 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Country Club Hills Firefighters Pension Fund lost $565,180 in 2016, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $7,046,010 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 13 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $4,385 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $569,565 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 $536,703 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $361,133 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $147,406 – $41,026 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $684,109 in 2016.

Country Club Hills Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$4,385$569,565-$565,180
2015$362,014$557,404-$195,390
2014$391,012$545,820-$154,808
2013$416,094$588,650-$172,556
2012$165,756$534,389-$368,633

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