Illinois' 44 regional school superintendents have gone to court to get paid by Gov. Pat Quinn.
The Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools filed a lawsuit in Sangamon County Friday seeking paychecks the Democratic governor cut off in July.
Bob Daiber is president of the superintendents' association. He says Quinn's action is "totally unfair." He says the chiefs didn't want to file a lawsuit but have "exhausted all options" in trying to resolve the issue with Quinn.
The elected school chiefs inspect local public schools, do employee background checks, certify teachers, operate area alternative schools and more. But Quinn calls them unnecessary bureaucrats and halted more than $10 million to operate their offices for the budget year that began July 1.
The superintendents have worked without pay since.
