Over 30 years of retirement, Bratzel would collect as much as $633,556, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Bratzel received $13,316 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Bratzel will have already received $41,157 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.