The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois today approved the University of Illinois System administration’s request to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for a 10.9% increase in operating and capital appropriations from the state General Assembly in the fiscal year that begins July 1. 

Fresh off of announcing a study showing the University of Illinois System generates $24.9 billion annually for the state’s economy, system leaders will crisscross Illinois to meet with communities and community leaders, legislators and businesses to explore new and strengthen existing partnerships centered around critical topics including student pathways to higher education, workforce and economic development, rural health care and farmland conservation. 

The University of Illinois System generates $24.9 billion a year for the state’s economy and supports more than 225,000 jobs, one of every 37 jobs in the state, according to the findings of a system-commissioned study announced today.