Over 30 years of retirement, Vines would collect as much as $1.02 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Vines received $21,492 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Vines will have already received $66,430 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.