Over 30 years of retirement, Hardin would collect as much as $524,907, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Hardin received $11,033 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Hardin will have already received $34,102 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.