Over 30 years of retirement, Decraene would collect as much as $3.78 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Will County Gazette.
The projection assumes Decraene received $79,378 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Decraene will have already received $161,137 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.