Over 30 years of retirement, Kerke would collect as much as $1.18 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Kerke received $24,813 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 1 years of retirement, Kerke will have already received $24,813 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.