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Analysis: Chicago Heights Firefighters Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 12 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Chicago Heights Firefighters Pension Fund would have lost $2,895,310 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 $34,703,526 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 12 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $2,238,552 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $5,133,862 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 $2,509,630 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $1,256,283 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $434,190 – $40,508 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $2,943,820 in 2018.

Chicago Heights Firefighters Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$2,238,552$5,133,862-$2,895,310
2017$2,879,041$4,830,409-$1,951,368
2016$294,755$4,401,958-$4,107,203
2015$1,859,320$4,010,499-$2,151,179
2014$3,098,697$3,882,714-$784,017

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