Illinois needs to get on the ball by paying state universities - Dail Eastern

It's time for something to happen. State universities have let the General Assembly off the hook for long enough, and now they've spoken up in concert. That's what presidents and chancellors from 14 universities around the state essentially said when they collectively sent Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes a letter Tuesday asking for state-appropriated funds owed to each of their respective schools. State universities, like Eastern, need state-appropriated funds fast to avoid "drastic actions" they would have to take to survive.