SCOTUS Decision Demands Hard Look at IL Higher Ed Costs

The Biden administration just took a hit when the U.S. Supreme Court blocked its student loan forgiveness plan, but Illinois faces its own higher education mess: soaring costs. Illinois now suffers the fourth-highest in-state tuition and fees in the nation, driven largely by the state’s growing public employee pension debt. At stake is not just the future of our students but the long-term health of Illinois’ workforce and economic growth.