Over 30 years of retirement, Potter would collect as much as $629,554, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
The projection assumes Potter received $13,232 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Potter will have already received $40,899 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.