Former battalion chief Lucas paid in $169K to pension fund, could collect $5.16M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service

Dec 1, 2017

Former battalion chief Robert Lucas, who retired in November 2017, saved $168,914 toward a pension over 40 years working for fire departments, Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago records show.

Over 30 years of retirement, Lucas would collect as much as $5.16 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.

The projection assumes Lucas received $108,427 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 2 years of retirement, Lucas will have already received $220,107 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.

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