Over 30 years of retirement, Kukielka would collect as much as $168,987, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes South Cook News.
The projection assumes Kukielka received $3,552 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Kukielka will have already received $14,862 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.