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Analysis: Country Club Hills Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 20 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Country Club Hills Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $379,819 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 $7,547,115 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 20 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $350,133 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $729,952 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 $427,211 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $340,480 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $179,510 – $58,799 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $606,721 in 2018.

Country Club Hills Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$350,133$729,952-$379,819
2017$463,817$590,025-$126,208
2016$4,385$569,565-$565,180
2015$362,014$557,404-$195,390
2014$391,012$545,820-$154,808

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