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Analysis: Chicago Heights Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 32 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Chicago Heights Police Pension Fund would have lost $1,522,229 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 $48,076,113 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 32 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $3,815,263 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $5,337,492 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 $2,910,067 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,531,964 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $703,765 – $64,461 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $3,613,832 in 2018.

Chicago Heights Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$3,815,263$5,337,492-$1,522,229
2017$3,599,620$4,555,472-$955,852
2016-$539,608$4,218,347-$4,757,955
2015$2,494,519$4,028,146-$1,533,627
2014$2,948,336$3,660,159-$711,823

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