Analysis: Evanston pays $6.66 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Evanston Police Pension Fund

By North Cook News

Jul 17, 2020

Taxpayers contributed 86.9 percent of the $12,033,013 the Evanston Police Pension Fund brought in 2018, or $6.66 for every $1 from pension members, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Evanston contributed $10,462,704 to the fund, which saw a $210,996 increase in revenue over 2017. Members contributed $1,570,309, or 13.1 percent, in 2018.

Evanston Police Pension Fund revenue over 5 years

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Change 2014-2018
Municipality	$8,644,196	$8,804,264	$9,450,823	$10,300,549	$10,462,704	21%
Pension members	$1,565,053	$1,454,770	$1,731,740	$1,521,467	$1,570,309	0.3%
Other Revenue	$0	$0	$1	$1	$0	-
Total	$10,209,249	$10,259,034	$11,182,564	$11,822,017	$12,033,013	17.9%