Over 30 years of retirement, Stiemsma would collect as much as $65,614, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Stiemsma received $1,379 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Stiemsma will have already received $2,799 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.