University of Illinois trustees Wednesday rejected a proposed $400,000 bonus for outgoing Chancellor Phyllis Wise — who may now be dismissed from her administrative position — undermining a decision made last week by the new university president.
Trustees backpedaled on the deal amid widespread outrage from Gov. Bruce Rauner and other state lawmakers after Wise's resignation last week was immediately followed by the revelation that she had used her personal email account to hide sensitive and controversial issues from the public.
The bonus was absurd, of course, but...