A new public school funding bill recently passed by the Illinois Legislature, SB1947, includes a scholarship program that would award donated funds to students in lower-income families — up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — to provide them the opportunity to attend private schools.
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Joshua Whitman was the highest-earning individual at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016, with total compensation reaching $600,000 according to a Chambana Sun analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.
President Timothy Killeen was the highest-earning individual of University of Illinois - Univ. Administration in 2016, with total compensation reaching $750,000 according to a Chambana Sun analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.