b'2025 ECONOMIC IMPACT CTPF educators make an immeasurable impact on children: educating, nurturing, and helping them grow into productive citizens and future leaders. An educators impact extends far beyond the classroomactive and retired educators are also consumers, taxpayers, and voterswho live and work primarily in Chicago and surrounding communities. CTPF pension payments create a positive impact on the Illinois economy. Each year, CTPF calculates estimates of its members total economic impact and the jobs supported by payments to annuitants. CTPF has released its 2025 Economic Impact Study, The Buck Stays Here. The report details the economic benefit pensions have on the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois. CTPF annuitants receive $1.5 billion in direct payments which generate $2.1 billion in economic impact for Illinois. Payments to annuitants help support 11,818 jobs in Illinois including 5,891 in the City of Chicago. The report includes a breakout of pensioners by legislative district and by Chicago Aldermanic district. The study used standard economic multipliers from the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis to assess the economic impact of spending. AN EDUCATORS IMPACT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE CLASSROOMCTPF pension payments create a positive impact on the City of Chicago. Find a break out of jobs by Aldermanic Ward at ctpf.org/economic-impact-statement.YOUR IMPACTIN CHICAGO The full report and information sheets are available at: $758 MILLION ctpf.org/economic-impact-statementin direct pension payments madeto annuitants living in ChicagoRESULTS IN. 5,891Jobs supported $1.1 BILLIONin Chicagoin total economic impactin ChicagoView the full report for more Economic Impact facts. CTPF calculates estimates of total economic impact and jobs supported by multiplying benefit payments by total output multipliers supplied by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.Want to learn more about your neighborhoods economic impact? CTPF offers individual information sheets by House, Senate district, and Chicago Ward. 4'