Over 30 years of retirement, Martell would collect as much as $542,765, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Martell received $11,408 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Martell will have already received $35,261 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.