Over 30 years of retirement, Vanmeter would collect as much as $174,462, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Vanmeter received $3,667 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 1 years of retirement, Vanmeter will have already received $3,667 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.