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Analysis: Palos Park Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 44 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Palos Park Police Pension Fund would have lost $68,957 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 $3,021,964 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 44 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $108,930 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $177,887 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 $250,000 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $165,000 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $65,873 – $878 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $315,873 in 2018.

Palos Park Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$108,930$177,887-$68,957
2017$110,855$144,248-$33,393
2016$49,037$120,146-$71,109
2015$75,014$115,751-$40,737
2014$20,436$112,104-$91,668

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