https://admissions.illinois.edu/invest/tuition "Following are our estimated expenses for 2020-2021. Illinois Resident Tuition & Fees: $16,862-$21,956"

My apologies for not quoting it originally, but it literally says "Tuition & Fees".

Except it also lists $3700 of other fees.

Holy shit it's that expensive now?? Graduated from there about 15 years ago and it was maybe 8-10k a year..

The state cut all funding under the last governor so they had some major issues.

Be careful.

Rauner cut 400 million for education during a year he could make a budget with legislators.

Pat Quinn cut education spending by 340 million during a year when he got to write the budget himself because the legislature couldn't pass one.

The legislature passed a budget every year under Rauner, he refused to sign it because he wanted anti-union runners. Agreed it's been a long time coming though, definitely not just Rauner's fault.