Over 30 years of retirement, Hartwig would collect as much as $4.48 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Hartwig received $94,150 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Hartwig will have already received $291,009 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.