Over 30 years of retirement, Vigil would collect as much as $101,078, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes SE Illinois News.
The projection assumes Vigil received $2,124 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Vigil will have already received $4,312 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.