Over 30 years of retirement, Cha would collect as much as $324,702, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Cha received $6,825 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Cha will have already received $13,855 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.