Over 30 years of retirement, Hazelbaker would collect as much as $1.14 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Hazelbaker received $23,994 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Hazelbaker will have already received $74,163 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.