Deadbeat Illinois: Universities get fraction of what they’re due - LAUREN LEONE-CROSS, State Journal-Register

Although delayed payments from the state are to be expected these days, university officials say the predictability doesn’t make it any easier. Nearly 11 months into this fiscal year, which ends June 30, Illinois’ nine public universities have received about $673.7 million — or about 65 percent — of the $1.2 billion appropriated, said Mike Dropka, spokesman for the comptroller’s office. A surge in tax collections coming into the state for April has allowed Illinois to make substantial payments to a number of vendors, including universities. Without the increase, the plan was to pay only about 55 percent of total appropriations by this time. http://www.pjstar.com/news/x372822979/Deadbeat-Illinois-Universities-get-fraction-of-what-they-re-due