With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 58.2 percent of the Beardstown Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.
Village of Augusta, Village of Ashland and City of Macomb employ the fewest government workers per capita in West Central Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.