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2 The Illinois Report 2013
Foreword The University of Illinois is recognized around the world as a leader in education and innovation. Our legacy of academic excellence attracted nearly five times more applications than available seats in the freshman classes on our three campuses last fall. The potential of our faculty’s pioneering research pushed funding to a record $813 million last year, and federal research dollars ranked among the top six university systems in the nation. We send more than 20,000 graduates into the professional world each year with degrees that put them on the fast track to success. The University is proud to share the power of its expertise to help build a better tomorrow for our state and its citizens, who are key stakeholders in our success and longtime partners in our pursuit of progress. The Illinois Report reflects the University’s deep commitment to Illinois and its future. Every year, this publication provides an objective, in-depth analysis of the state’s most pressing challenges, developed by experts from the University’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA). Since it was created by the General Assembly in 1947 to give decision makers a place to turn for guidance, IGPA has emerged as a national leader in public policy research – in fields ranging from public finance and governance to health care and social policy. This year’s seventh edition examines critical issues such as our state’s economy and fiscal condition, charity care by hospitals, and the impact of the interaction of state and local policy on property tax bills. The analyses in these pages provide evidence-based insights that will help inform decision makers as they work to overcome the state’s challenges and chart a new course for economic growth and social progress. Channeling our vast resources to advance society has been at the core of the University’s mission since its founding nearly a century and a half ago, and I am proud to offer The Illinois Report 2013 as our latest addition to that rich heritage. Robert A. Easter President University of Illinois Institute of Government & Public Affairs • igpa.uillinois.edu 3
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