Over 30 years of retirement, Balonick would collect as much as $127,916, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Lake County Gazette.
The projection assumes Balonick received $2,688 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Balonick will have already received $8,309 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.