Quinn, Hynes dispute who's more to blame for state cash flow problems - Monique Garcia, Rick Pearson and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune

Gov. Pat Quinn today said the state's backlog of unpaid bills --- including money owed to the University of Illinois --- would ease after the state borrows $3.5 billion in the coming days. But his Democratic primary opponent, Comptroller Dan Hynes, said Quinn should have borrowed the money in October instead of waiting until the state's cash flow situation became so dire. The exchange between the Feb. 2 primary foes came as university leaders announced today that administrators and professors will be asked to take unpaid days off this winter because of a "grim and worsening" state budget picture. Interim President Stanley Ikenberry also froze hiring and interim wage increases.