Over 30 years of retirement, Polk would collect as much as $794,842, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Polk received $16,707 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 1 years of retirement, Polk will have already received $16,707 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.