Firefighter Pensions

A Friend of McHenry County Blog tallied the following pension information for firefighters from the Illinois State Comptroller’s web site: In 2007 there were 3,753 retired firefighters and 9,039 active firefighters. In 2016 there were 5,069 retired firefighters and 9,160 … Continue reading

McHenry County Fire and Police Pension Funding

Some might be interested in comparing this local information with the statewide data above and that in the article below. = = = = = A Friend of McHenry County Blog pulled this pension funding information for 2012 through 2016 … Continue reading

McHenry County Fire and Police Pension Funding

A Friend of McHenry County Blog pulled this pension funding information for 2012 through 2016 from the Illinois Insurance Department. Local levels of pension funding, financed mainly from property taxes, are compared with those of state pension funds, including thos … Continue reading