Over 30 years of retirement, Zeller would collect as much as $905,455, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes McLean County Times.
The projection assumes Zeller received $19,032 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Zeller will have already received $38,635 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.