Over 30 years of retirement, Gordon would collect as much as $284,447, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Gordon received $5,978 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Gordon will have already received $12,135 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.