CHICAGO, ILL. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn says all parts of state government must economize as the University of Illinois announces plans to trim $82 million from its operating budget.
University President Stanley Ikenberry says the cuts are needed because the school is due $436 million in unpaid state appropriations.
Quinn on Tuesday said the university should get some relief after the state does a round of borrowing later this month.
That money will give the state some much-needed cash to pay a backlog of bills.
To save money, the university is forcing its faculty and staff to take four unpaid furlough days.
Top administrators will take 10 days.
Employees who make $30,000 or less are exempt.
Other state workers also have had to take furlough days as the state grapples with a growing deficit.
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