Over 30 years of retirement, Monahan would collect as much as $277,785, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Monahan received $5,838 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Monahan will have already received $11,851 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.