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Analysis: Robbins Police Pension Fund would go broke in six years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Robbins Police Pension Fund lost $65,806 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 $338,829 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in six years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $267 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $65,539 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 $201,241 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $51,533 five years ago. Members made no contributions this year – $3,999 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $201,241 in 2016.

Robbins Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016-$267$65,539-$65,806
2015$74$77,847-$77,773
2014$126$126,294-$126,168
2013$339$64,921-$64,582
2012$365$65,788-$65,423

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