Over 30 years of retirement, Cavender would collect as much as $871,195, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes West Cook News.
The projection assumes Cavender received $18,311 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Cavender will have already received $37,171 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.