Over 30 years of retirement, Cechowicz would collect as much as $447,292, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DuPage Policy Journal.
The projection assumes Cechowicz received $9,401 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Cechowicz will have already received $29,057 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.