Over 30 years of retirement, Ahern would collect as much as $2.27 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Ahern received $47,734 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Ahern will have already received $147,541 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.
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