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Analysis: Hazel Crest Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 42 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Hazel Crest Police Pension Fund would have lost $379,188 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 $15,823,455 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 42 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $972,877 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $1,352,065 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 $937,894 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $416,037 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $214,538 – $14,795 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $1,152,432 in 2018.

Hazel Crest Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$972,877$1,352,065-$379,188
2017$1,123,990$1,260,114-$136,124
2016$153,496$1,207,310-$1,053,814
2015$752,170$1,195,163-$442,993
2014$576,818$1,095,230-$518,412

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