Over 30 years of retirement, Stafford would collect as much as $523,651, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Stafford received $11,006 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Stafford will have already received $34,018 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.