Over 30 years of retirement, Paavola would collect as much as $81,348, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Paavola received $1,709 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Paavola will have already received $3,469 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.