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Analysis: Wilmington Police Pension Fund would go bankrupt in 39 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Wilmington Police Pension Fund would have lost $133,446 in 2018, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $5,172,669 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 39 years without these subsidies.

The fund earned $184,766 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $318,212 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 $400,699 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $274,264 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $84,071 – $1,685 more than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $484,770 in 2018.

Wilmington Police Pension Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018$184,766$318,212-$133,446
2017$247,425$319,703-$72,278
2016-$42,810$313,832-$356,642
2015$100,343$316,582-$216,239
2014$166,367$273,489-$107,122

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