Over 30 years of retirement, Popp would collect as much as $482,997, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Popp received $10,152 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Popp will have already received $20,609 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.