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Analysis: Midlothian Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 16 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Midlothian Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $472,654 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 $7,483,567 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 16 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $484,156 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $956,810 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 $653,927 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $391,725 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $146,117 – $48,009 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $800,044 in 2018.

Midlothian Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$484,156$956,810-$472,654
2017$470,622$969,040-$498,418
2016-$26,258$966,987-$993,245
2015$577,612$828,962-$251,350
2014$273,277$793,247-$519,970

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