Over 30 years of retirement, Horning would collect as much as $2.14 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes SE Illinois News.
The projection assumes Horning received $45,019 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Horning will have already received $139,150 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.