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Analysis: Lemont Police Pension Fund would go broke in 16 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Lemont Police Pension Fund lost $911,347 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 $13,950,484 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in 16 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $192,300 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $719,047 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 $627,560 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $503,056 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $233,598 – $35,973 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $861,158 in 2016.

Lemont Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$192,300$719,047-$911,347
2015$976,620$793,530$183,090
2014$963,871$579,331$384,540
2013$807,517$383,651$423,866
2012$481,870$379,120$102,750

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