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Analysis: Orland Hills Police Pension Fund would go broke in nine years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Orland Hills Police Pension Fund lost $324,693 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 $2,758,215 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in nine years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $49,938 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $374,631 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 $228,579 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $210,340 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $186,652 – $119,182 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $415,231 in 2016.

Orland Hills Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$49,938$374,631-$324,693
2015$64,387$290,201-$225,814
2014$21,923$343,150-$321,227
2013$61,038$183,062-$122,024
2012$90,301$150,143-$59,842

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