Over 30 years of retirement, Palenik would collect as much as $3.51 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Palenik received $73,697 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Palenik will have already received $149,605 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.
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