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Monday, April 28, 2025

Analysis: LaSalle pays $6.17 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Lasalle Firefighters Pension Fund

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Taxpayers contributed 86.1 percent of the $165,968 the Lasalle Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $6.17 for every $1 from pension members, according to a Illinois Valley Times analysis of the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

In all, LaSalle contributed $142,838 to the fund, which saw a $29,287 increase in revenue over 2015. Members contributed $23,131, or 13.9 percent, in 2016.

Lasalle Firefighters Pension Fund revenue over 5 years
20122013201420152016Change 2012-2016
Municipality$54,342$59,030$65,837$114,667$142,838162.9%
Pension members$19,873$20,951$21,714$22,014$23,13116.4%
Other Revenue-$-1$1$0$0-$-10%
Total$74,214$79,982$87,551$136,681$165,968123.6%

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