Over 30 years of retirement, Kaufman would collect as much as $998,975, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Kaufman received $20,997 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Kaufman will have already received $42,624 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.