With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 22.3 percent of the Harvey Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 51.2 percent of the Harvey Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 69.8 percent of the Hazel Crest Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 65.5 percent of the Flossmoor Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 53.5 percent of the Glenwood Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 52 percent of the Glenwood Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 75.8 percent of the Evergreen Park Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 39.4 percent of the Flossmoor Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 17 percent of the Evergreen Park Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) proved he could stand with the best of them.

Olympia Fields, Homewood-Flossmoor and Oak Lawn top the list in South Suburbs with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 68.8 percent of the Dolton Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 46 percent of the Crestwood Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 71 percent of the Dolton Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Harvey 3rd Ward Alderman Christopher Clark, a possible mayoral hopeful, says he can't confirm a recent story about city fire pensioners receiving $25 million in pensions after paying little or nothing into the fund, but he said the city's pension woes are a symptom of a greater disease.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 54.6 percent of the Country Club Hills Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 53.5 percent of the Chicago Ridge Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Of the 651 fire and police pension funds in Illinois, more than 400 were underfunded by cities in 2016, including 62 funds serving cities in the South Suburbs.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 54.6 percent of the Country Club Hills Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Div

Palos, Bremen and Worth employ the fewest government workers per capita among townships in Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.