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Friday, May 23, 2025

Analysis: Kankakee pays $7.68 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Kankakee Firefighters' Pension Fund

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Taxpayers contributed 88.5 percent of the $3,042,596 the Kankakee Firefighters' Pension Fund brought in last year, or $7.68 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, Kankakee contributed $2,693,520 to the fund, which saw a $155,931 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $350,502, or 11.5 percent, in 2016.

Kankakee Firefighters' Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20122013201420152016Change 2012-2016
Municipality$2,117,020$2,197,060$2,394,084$2,506,562$2,693,52027.2%
Pension members$346,341$357,735$367,109$354,696$350,5021.2%
Other Revenue$4,456-$4,596-$848$25,407-$1,426-132%
Total$2,467,817$2,550,199$2,760,345$2,886,665$3,042,59623.3%

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