The leaders of Illinois’ public universities say they want the money the state has promised them.
University presidents and chancellors on Tuesday asked Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes to set a payment schedule so they can collect the more than $735 million in state payments they’re owed.
The state faces a deficit that could be $13 billion this year and is limping through the fiscal year by not paying bills and borrowing money.
The universities say they’ve tried to make up for the money the state owes them by cutting budgets, imposing furlough days and freezing hiring and salaries.
But the universities say all their cuts can’t cover the state appropriations they aren’t receiving.
Hynes’ office issues the checks to pay the state’s bills.
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