Analysis: Country Club Hills pays $2.37 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Country Club Hills Firefighters Pension Fund

By South Cook News

Jul 17, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 69.9 percent of the $611,415 the Country Club Hills Firefighters Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $2.37 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, Country Club Hills contributed $427,211 to the fund, which saw a $213,039 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $179,510, or 29.4 percent, in 2018. Another $4,694 came from other unspecified sources.

Country Club Hills Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$340,480	$348,499	$536,703	$237,682	$427,211	25.5%
Pension members	$120,711	$125,404	$147,406	$160,119	$179,510	48.7%
Other Revenue	-$2,669	$3,656	$11,502	$575	$4,694	275.9%
Total	$458,522	$477,559	$695,611	$398,376	$611,415	33.3%