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As university faculties around Illinois strike for better pay and working conditions, budget analysts have found that state spending on higher education has fallen dramatically over the past 20 years.

Effective halving of state funding has contributed to strikes at universities around Illinois

When adjusted for inflation, state spending on higher education fell 46 percent between 2000 and 2023.

Illinois' public universities continue to reap ratings and aid benefits from the state's positive rating trajectory and healthy near-term revenue landscape.

Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposal includes $100 million for a state grant program. At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 30% of students use the program.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s proposed budget would boost higher-ed funding by 7% -- which he says would be the largest percentage increase in two decades.

Editor’s note: This piece was updated at 3:07 p.m. to include more information. DeKALB – With a historic push on higher education, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker emphasized the funding that his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget will bring. Pritzker spoke at NIU Tuesday about continued investment in Illinois, focusing on higher education. Pritzker was joined...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's commitment to MAP funding should give us hope after two decades of Illinois’ disinvestment in higher education.

Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton touched down at Lincoln Land Community College on Wednesday.

SPRINGFIELD — Governor JB Pritzker is proposing further investments in higher education, especially at community colleges in the state. Illinois has the third