Over 30 years of retirement, Knudtson would collect as much as $264,323, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Knudtson received $5,555 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Knudtson will have already received $17,171 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.