Over 30 years of retirement, Byrd would collect as much as $695,442, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Byrd received $14,617 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Byrd will have already received $45,181 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.