Gov. Bruce Rauner is taking a shot at Illinois universities over their spending. Rauner deputy chief of staff Richard Goldberg says colleges have raised more than $1-billion in new revenue through tuition hikes in the past 14 years.
Schools are top heavy with administrators, pay executives too much, and fund exorbitant "golden parachutes" to leaders who resign for misconduct.
Advocates point out that universities are one of the last areas that have received no state funding during this year's budget stalemate.
The Senate is considering a plan to help pay back schools that paid tuition-grant funds up front for students this school year.
