Over 30 years of retirement, Lemons would collect as much as $188,775, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Lemons received $3,967 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Lemons will have already received $8,053 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.