Illinois Valley Times

Former state school employee Patricia Both, who retired in May 2017, saved $106,802 toward a pension over 27 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Over 30 years of retirement, Both would collect as much as $1.73 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Illinois Valley Times.

The projection assumes Both received $36,319 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 3 years of retirement, Both will have already received $112,259 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.