Over 30 years of retirement, Springer would collect as much as $577,321, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Springer received $12,134 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Springer will have already received $50,764 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.