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Analysis: Willow Springs Fire Pension Fund would go broke in nine years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Willow Springs Fire Pension Fund lost $29,540 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 $250,171 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 $3,450 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $32,990 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 $33,935 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has decreased from $53,441 five years ago. Members made no contributions this year – $7,431 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $33,935 in 2016.

Willow Springs Fire Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$3,450$32,990-$29,540
2015$4,489$33,014-$28,525
2014$752$63,625-$62,873
2013$3,564$32,940-$29,376
2012$2,032$35,769-$33,737

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