Over 30 years of retirement, Meadows would collect as much as $1.22 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Meadows received $25,707 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Meadows will have already received $79,457 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.