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Analysis: Park Forest Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 17 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Park Forest Police Pension Fund would have lost $1,250,581 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 $21,121,255 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 17 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $1,090,336 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $2,340,917 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 $1,794,231 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,119,655 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $362,864 – $47,264 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,157,095 in 2018.

Park Forest Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$1,090,336$2,340,917-$1,250,581
2017$1,263,588$2,243,642-$980,054
2016$418,387$2,219,063-$1,800,676
2015$170,313$2,170,603-$2,000,290
2014$1,533,162$2,132,812-$599,650

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