Over 30 years of retirement, Rush would collect as much as $2.94 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Rush received $61,725 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Rush will have already received $125,302 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.