Over 30 years of retirement, Chen would collect as much as $1.12 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Chen received $23,592 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Chen will have already received $47,892 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.
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