UI president: Boosting university's budget would pay off for state - Jerry Nowicki, News-Gazette

University of Illinois President Tim Killeen called investment in higher education "part of the solution" to the state’s well-documented fiscal issues during its annual lobby day Wednesday at the state Capitol. Killeen, who is scheduled to address a Senate appropriations committee today, spoke with reporters about the university's $600 million operating budget request and $700 million capital-projects request. "We're looking for a state budget that will take us back close to the 2015 fiscal year levels," Killeen said, adding that the $600 million would be a 16 percent increase over last year's funding. http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-04-04/ui-president-boosting-universitys-budget-would-pay-state.html