Chicago City Wire

Former special education worker Johnny Barksdale, who retired in October 2016, saved $141,978 toward a pension over 33 years working for public schools, Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund records show.

Over 30 years of retirement, Barksdale would collect as much as $3.22 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.

The projection assumes Barksdale received $67,627 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 3 years of retirement, Barksdale will have already received $209,029 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.