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Former paramedic Kerney paid in $13K to pension fund, could collect $3.85M in retirement

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Former paramedic William Kerney, who retired in November 2017, saved $13,405 toward a pension over 34 years working for fire departments, Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago records show.

Over 30 years of retirement, Kerney would collect as much as $3.85 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.

The projection assumes Kerney received $81,009 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 1 years of retirement, Kerney will have already received $81,009 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.

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