Over 30 years of retirement, Fields would collect as much as $1.67 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Fields received $35,025 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Fields will have already received $71,101 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.