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Analysis: Hazel Crest Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 309 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Hazel Crest Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $26,514 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 $8,187,133 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 309 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $421,763 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $448,277 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 $279,781 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $79,241 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $132,355 – $27,221 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $412,136 in 2018.

Hazel Crest Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$421,763$448,277-$26,514
2017$589,672$440,650$149,022
2016$73,875$455,483-$381,608
2015$499,114$408,436$90,678
2014$447,219$392,889$54,330

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