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North Suburbs pension funds: Where do taxpayers contribute most?

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Government pension funds in Evanston, Elgin and Arlington Heights depended most on taxpayer contributions to make ends meet in 2016, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

Pension funds in Illinois rely on cash from taxpayers, contributions from members, returns on investment and other revenue to meet their obligations.

How much did pension funds in your community depend on taxpayers in 2016?

North Suburbs pension funds with biggest taxpayer share

Rank
Fund
City
County
Total revenue in 2016
From taxpayers
1
Evanston Police Pension Fund
Evanston
Cook County
$11,182,564
$9,450,823
2
Elgin Police Pension Fund
Elgin
Kane County
$9,798,249
$7,991,936
3
Evanston Firefighters Pension Fund
Evanston
Cook County
$8,393,839
$7,396,641
4
Arlington Heights Firefighters Pension Fund
Arlington Heights
Cook County
$6,089,882
$5,100,000
5
Des Plaines Police Pension Fund
Des Plaines
Cook County
$5,900,571
$5,036,133
6
Schaumburg Police Pension Fund
Schaumburg
Cook County
$5,837,338
$4,541,539
7
Arlington Heights Police Fund
Arlington Heights
Cook County
$5,888,538
$4,500,000
8
Elk Grove Village Police Pension Fund
Elk Grove Village
Cook County
$5,052,003
$4,218,512
9
Glenview Firefighters Pension Fund
Glenview
Cook County
$4,792,940
$4,016,250
10
Schaumburg Firefighters Pension Fund
Schaumburg
Cook County
$4,842,401
$3,764,945

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