Over 30 years of retirement, Gander would collect as much as $982,687, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Gander received $20,655 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Gander will have already received $41,930 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.