Over 30 years of retirement, Fernow would collect as much as $392,126, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Kane County Reporter.
The projection assumes Fernow received $8,242 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Fernow will have already received $25,475 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.