Over 30 years of retirement, Gallagher would collect as much as $51,067, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Gallagher received $1,073 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 5 years of retirement, Gallagher will have already received $5,695 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.
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