Over 30 years of retirement, Engel would collect as much as $779,593, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Engel received $16,386 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Engel will have already received $33,264 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.
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