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Analysis: Steger Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in eight years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Steger Police Pension Fund would have lost $736,941 in 2018, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $5,412,565 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in eight years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $321,333 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $415,608 in expenses, according to the 2019 biennial report detailing the health of each of the state’s pension funds and retirement systems. The difference between the two shows the fund’s annual loss without subsidies.

Taxpayers added $327,613 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $176,060 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $111,215 – $60,103 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $438,828 in 2018.

Steger Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$321,333$415,608-$736,941
2017$279,110$402,775-$123,665
2016$152,864$419,400-$266,536
2015-$179,610$350,398-$530,008
2014$9,730$170,088-$160,358

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