Over 30 years of retirement, Zielinski would collect as much as $4.02 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Zielinski received $84,481 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Zielinski will have already received $171,496 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.
Alerts Sign-up