Over 30 years of retirement, Durham would collect as much as $567,479, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Durham received $11,928 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Durham will have already received $24,214 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.