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Analysis: Palos Heights pays $6.67 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Palos Heights Police Pension Fund

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Taxpayers contributed 87.1 percent of the $2,056,000 the Palos Heights Police Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $6.67 for every $1 from pension members, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Palos Heights contributed $1,791,557 to the fund, which saw a $190,558 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $268,587, or 13.1 percent, in 2018.

Palos Heights Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20142015201620172018Change 2014-2018
Municipality$1,332,537$1,325,573$1,431,456$1,533,870$1,791,55734.4%
Pension members$232,255$249,211$257,628$331,572$268,58715.6%
Other Revenue$0-$-1$0$0-$4,144-
Total$1,564,792$1,574,783$1,689,084$1,865,442$2,056,00031.4%

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