Over 30 years of retirement, Barnes Hall would collect as much as $324,428, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Barnes Hall received $6,819 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Barnes Hall will have already received $13,843 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.