Over 30 years of retirement, Ficht would collect as much as $4.34 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DuPage Policy Journal.
The projection assumes Ficht received $91,259 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Ficht will have already received $185,256 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.