Gettin' the axe: WIU budget to be sliced 6.2 percent by state of Illinois - Bill Welt, Western Courier

Western Illinois University will experience a 6.2 percent reduction in its appropriated budget due to the Illinois state government trying to reduce its deficit.The reduction cuts back approximately $3.5 million from Western's budget and leaves the University with $56.2 million.Governor Pat Quinn announced the state will reduce its expenditures to higher education in Illinois by $100 million on July 1 as part of an attempt to reduce the state deficit by $1.4 billion in the 2011 fiscal year.A significant factor in Illinois' higher education cutback is due to the abatement of the federal stimulus funding, which was only available for the state during the 2010 fiscal year.