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Analysis: Orland Hills Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 11 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Orland Hills Police Pension Fund would have lost $272,618 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 $2,751,383 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 11 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $25,761 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $298,379 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 $214,882 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $204,568 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $61,621 – $18,178 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $276,503 in 2018.

Orland Hills Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$25,761$298,379-$272,618
2017$39,674$342,873-$303,199
2016$49,938$374,631-$324,693
2015$64,387$290,201-$225,814
2014$21,923$343,150-$321,227

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