Nearly 6 percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois state university projects, according to a state analysis.
In all, the budget includes $465.3 million for higher education capital projects.
All of the funds would come from bond money through the state's capital development fund.
University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen
The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability analysis lists Gov. Bruce Rauner's funding priorities and analyzes how it would affect the state's long-term debt. Rauner included $7.8 billion for capital projects for 23 agencies.
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Higher education capital projects
This list includes projects requiring new appropriations and do not include reappropriations for ongoing capital projects
| Program | Appropriation |
| WIU: construct Performing Arts Center | $89,000,000 |
| NEIU: construct Education Building | $79,000,000 |
| U of I, Chicago: construct/equip Chemical Sciences Building | $68,000,000 |
| ISU: renovation of the Fine Arts Complex | $61,900,000 |
| CSU: grant for construction of Westside campus | $39,000,000 |
| U of I: statewide capital renewal | $24,100,000 |
| CSU: upgrades and renovations | $22,700,000 |
| CSU: construction of Early Childhood Development Center | $14,000,000 |
| NEIU: capital renewal | $10,600,000 |
| U of I, Chicago: capital renewal | $10,100,000 |
| WIU: construct and renovate at Quad-City Riverfront Campus | $9,000,000 |
| NIU: capital renewal | $6,800,000 |
| U of I, Springfield: renovation & construction of Public Safety Building | $5,500,000 |
| EIU: capital renewal and upgrades | $4,800,000 |
| ISU: capital renewal | $4,000,000 |
| SIU, Carbondale: capital renewal | $3,800,000 |
| NIU: construct Computer Science & Technology Center | $3,100,000 |
| SIU, Carbondale: Communications Building | $2,800,000 |
| U of I, Champaign-Urbana: capital renewal | $2,500,000 |
| SIU, Edwardsville: capital renewal | $1,700,000 |
| GSU: capital renewal | $700,000 |
| WIU: capital renewal | $700,000 |
| U of I, Springfield: capital renewal | $600,000 |
| SIU, School of Medicine: infrastructure upgrades | $500,000 |
| SIU, Carbondale: construct Transportation & Education Center | $300,000 |
| U of I, Champaign-Urbana: construct Computer & Engineering Facility | $100,000 |
| TOTAL | $465,300,000 |
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