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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Former paramedic Wirtz paid in $209K to pension fund, could collect $4.92M in retirement

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Former paramedic Terrence Wirtz, who retired in November 2016, saved $209,275 toward a pension over 29 years working for fire departments, Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago records show.

Over 30 years of retirement, Wirtz would collect as much as $4.92 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.

The projection assumes Wirtz received $103,508 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 2 years of retirement, Wirtz will have already received $210,121 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.

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