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Analysis: Arlington Heights Police Fund would go bankrupt in 10 years without taxpayer subsidy

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Without members and taxpayers subsidizing its revenue, the Arlington Heights Police Fund would have lost $13,206,272 in 2018, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The fund has $123,795,456 in total assets. If the fund’s annual losses stay the same, it would run out of money in 10 years without these subsidies.

The fund lost $6,034,751 in investment income and other revenue in 2018. At the same time, it paid out $7,171,521 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 $5,390,828 to the fund’s revenue last year – an amount that has increased from $4,330,880 five years ago. Members contributed an additional $1,144,554 – $178,122 less than five years ago.

In all, subsidies amounted to $6,535,382 in 2018.

Arlington Heights Police Fund non-subsidy revenue over five years
YearTotal non-subsidy revenueTotal expensesOutcome without subsidies
2018-$6,034,751$7,171,521-$13,206,272
2017$17,099,218$6,650,397$10,448,821
2016$6,688,278$6,090,842$597,436
2015-$1,011,748$3,862,592-$4,874,340
2014$9,138,507$4,942,065$4,196,442

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