Over 30 years of retirement, Conover would collect as much as $399,091, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Conover received $8,388 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Conover will have already received $35,093 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.