Chicago City Wire

Former teacher Birdia Deshazer, who retired in February 2018, saved $141,659 toward a pension over 34 years working for public schools, Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund records show.

Over 30 years of retirement, Deshazer would collect as much as $3.29 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.

The projection assumes Deshazer received $69,175 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 3 years of retirement, Deshazer will have already received $213,813 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.