Dupage Policy Journal

Former state school employee Lori Baum, who retired in June 2018, saved $166,147 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Over 30 years of retirement, Baum would collect as much as $4.32 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DuPage Policy Journal.

The projection assumes Baum received $90,869 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 2 years of retirement, Baum will have already received $184,464 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.