Over 30 years of retirement, Lesch would collect as much as $331,798, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Will County Gazette.
The projection assumes Lesch received $6,974 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Lesch will have already received $14,157 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.