Former firefighter and paramedic Lukacs paid in $174K to pension fund, could collect $3.49M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service

Dec 1, 2016

Former firefighter and paramedic Henry Lukacs, who retired in November 2016, saved $173,598 toward a pension over 26 years working for fire departments, Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago records show.

Over 30 years of retirement, Lukacs would collect as much as $3.49 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.

The projection assumes Lukacs received $73,341 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 3 years of retirement, Lukacs will have already received $226,689 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.

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