PABF

Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago

Covers sworn officers of the Chicago Police Department. Below 30% funded for over a decade.

Funded (FY2025)
26.7%
+2.6pp YoY
Market basis
Unfunded Liability
$13.89B
+$0.09B YoY
AAL minus market assets
Market Assets
$4.99B
AAL: $18.73B
Assumed Return
6.75%
Target: 90% by 2055

Assets vs liabilities

1997–2025

Total accrued liability ($18.7B in FY2025) shown as the shaded band. Market value of assets ($5.0B) as the solid line. The dashed line is the actuarial value, which smooths investment gains and losses over a few years.

Source: Public Plans Database

Funded ratio

Market basis (solid), actuarial basis (dashed)

Market-basis funded ratio uses the actual market value of assets on the balance sheet date. The actuarial basis uses a smoothed asset value that dampens short-term market swings. The dashed horizontal line is the statutory funding target.

Source: Public Plans Database