A court filing by Illinois’ Attorney General seeks to halt state worker paychecks by the end of February, and not let them resume until there’s agreement on a state budget. But it’s not yet clear if Thursday’s action would extend to University of Illinois employees.
U of I spokesperson Tom Hardy says the system’s legal office is reviewing Lisa Madigan’s motion. Meanwhile, he notes that public universities have diverse lines of revenue beyond state funding such as tuition, grants and contracts to support research, and income for auxiliary functions, like dining and residence halls.
Madigan’s court filing seeks to dissolve a preliminary injunction that has kept paychecks going out to state workers during Illinois’ budget impasse.