Over 30 years of retirement, Torrence would collect as much as $1.27 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Torrence received $26,628 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Torrence will have already received $82,305 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.