Over 30 years of retirement, Balek would collect as much as $2.8 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Kane County Reporter.
The projection assumes Balek received $58,882 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Balek will have already received $119,530 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.