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Report: Willow Springs Police Pension Fund gained $7,768 in investment income in 2018

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After projecting its investments would grow by 4.3 percent, the Willow Springs Police Pension Fund netted 0.3 percent on its investments in 2018, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The DOI biennial report detailing the health of each of the pension funds shows the Willow Springs Police Pension Fund's had $1,211,919 in investment assets last year. It paid $4,397 in investment expenses and gained $7,768 in investment income.

Pension funds and retirement systems set actuarial assumptions to project returns on investments to cover obligations to pensioners. When they fall short, the difference has to be made up from other sources – primarily from taxpayers and member contributions.

Willow Springs Police Pension Fund investment performance
20142015201620172018
Investment assets$1,135,043$1,118,493$1,507,543$1,218,824$1,211,919
Investment expenses$3,161$4,392$4,471$4,632$4,397
Investment income-$524$43,421$25,153$21,006$7,768
Net investment income to assets-0.33.51.41.30.3
Actuarial assumption5554.34.3

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