Over 30 years of retirement, Battaglia would collect as much as $3.43 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Will County Gazette.
The projection assumes Battaglia received $72,073 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Battaglia will have already received $146,308 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.