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Former firefighter Michalek paid in $159K to pension fund, could collect $3.06M in retirement

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Former firefighter Gary Michalek, who retired in December 2016, saved $159,457 toward a pension over 25 years working for fire departments, Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago records show.

Over 30 years of retirement, Michalek would collect as much as $3.06 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.

The projection assumes Michalek received $64,347 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 3 years of retirement, Michalek will have already received $198,889 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.

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