Over 30 years of retirement, Kowalsky would collect as much as $369,352, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Kowalsky received $7,763 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Kowalsky will have already received $15,759 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.