Over 30 years of retirement, Shingles would collect as much as $806,660, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Shingles received $16,955 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Shingles will have already received $52,407 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.