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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Former firefighter and paramedic Labonte paid in $150K to pension fund, could collect $3.54M in retirement

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Former firefighter and paramedic William Labonte, who retired in November 2018, saved $149,822 toward a pension over 27 years working for fire departments, Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago records show.

Over 30 years of retirement, Labonte would collect as much as $3.54 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.

The projection assumes Labonte received $74,470 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 2 years of retirement, Labonte will have already received $151,174 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.

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