Over 30 years of retirement, Bowen would collect as much as $97,390, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Bowen received $2,047 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Bowen will have already received $4,155 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.