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Analysis: Midlothian Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 91 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Midlothian Police Pension Fund would have lost $166,800 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 $15,057,889 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 91 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $978,420 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,145,220 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 $380,510 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $368,318 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $207,445 – $86,883 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $587,955 in 2018.

Midlothian Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$978,420$1,145,220-$166,800
2017$1,228,524$1,014,514$214,010
2016$211,026$900,841-$689,815
2015$978,575$1,190,345-$211,770
2014$883,866$925,809-$41,943

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