Over 30 years of retirement, Matthews would collect as much as $581,352, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Lake County Gazette.
The projection assumes Matthews received $12,219 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 1 years of retirement, Matthews will have already received $12,219 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.