Over 30 years of retirement, Eckstein would collect as much as $4.17 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Peoria Standard.
The projection assumes Eckstein received $87,749 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Eckstein will have already received $178,130 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.