Over 30 years of retirement, Gaiownik would collect as much as $166,241, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Gaiownik received $3,494 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Gaiownik will have already received $7,093 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.