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Analysis: Willow Springs Police Pension Fund would go broke in four years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, Willow Springs Police Pension Fund lost $421,024 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 $1,524,371 in total assets. If the funds annual losses were the same, it would run out of money in four years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $21,691 in investment income and other revenue in 2016. At the same time, it paid out $442,715 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 $580,538 to the funds revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $105,558 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $52,412 – $93,239 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $632,950 in 2016.

Willow Springs Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2016$21,691$442,715-$421,024
2015$39,203$504,022-$464,819
2014$639$371,788-$371,149
2013$32,264$282,443-$250,179
2012$56,533$289,092-$232,559

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