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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Former paramedic Larsen paid in $257K to pension fund, could collect $5.01M in retirement

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Former paramedic Jeffrey Larsen, who retired in November 2017, saved $256,716 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, Larsen would collect as much as $5.01 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.

The projection assumes Larsen received $105,344 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 3 years of retirement, Larsen will have already received $325,607 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.

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