University Of Illinois System

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This Feb. 5, 2014 photo shows James Kilgore, a faculty member at the University of Illinois, in Urbana, Ill. Kilgore, a former member of the 1970s radical group the Symbionese Liberation Army, said Tuesday, April 22, 2014, that he was told earlier this month that the university will not let him teach classes after this semester where he has worked since 2011. He said he was not told why, but he suspects the university was pressured by donors or people with political connections. Kilgore was released from prison in 2009 after serving six years for his role in the killing of housewife Myrna Opsahl during a 1975 bank robbery. The SLA is best known for kidnapping newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst in 1974. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Robin Scholz) MANDATORY CREDIT

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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2014 file photo, students walk between buildings on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill. A review of University of Illinois finances Monday, April 14, 2014, shows the school has brought in more money than it has spent since 2013. But the university has put off more than a billion dollars in maintenance. (AP Photo/David Mercer, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2010 file photo, students walk toward the Architecture Building on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign, Ill. A review of University of Illinois finances Monday, April 14, 2014, shows the school has brought in more money than it has spent since 2013. But the university has put off more than a billion dollars in maintenance. (AP Photo/David Mercer, File)

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Students walk between buildings on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. The university decided to conduct classes despite bitter cold weather that left wind chills well below zero. Some other Illinois universities held classes Monday, too, but a few told students to stay home. (AP Photo/David Mercer)

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Students walk between buildings and wait for buses on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. The university decided to conduct classes despite bitter cold weather that left wind chills well below zero. Some other Illinois universities held classes Monday, too, but a few told students to stay home. (AP Photo/David Mercer)

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Archer Daniels Midland Co. employees answer questions and hand out job applications during a job fair on the Springfield campus of the University of Illinois on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2001, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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In this Aug. 26, 2010, photograph, University of Illinois at Springfield Career Counselor Gail Kilbury, right, speaks with students seeking employment, during a University of Illinois Job Fair in Springfield, Ill. Even though the economy is growing more slowly, companies in recent weeks are resisting making even deeper cuts to their work forces. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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In this Aug. 26, 2010, photograph, University of Illinois at Springfield Career Counselor Gail Kilbury, right, speaks with students seeking employment, during a University of Illinois Job Fair in Springfield, Ill. Even though the economy is growing more slowly, companies in recent weeks are resisting making even deeper cuts to their work forces. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)