Over 30 years of retirement, Schmitt would collect as much as $691,577, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Schmitt received $14,536 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Schmitt will have already received $44,929 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.