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A 1040 Federal income tax form.
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Tax Break For Lower Income Earners In State Budget Package

A tax increase is not the only change coming for some Illinois residents as the new budget package is rolled out.  The General Assembly approved a tax package earlier this month that raises the income tax rates for both businesses and individuals.  But it also comes with an increase to the state’s earned income credit.  

RIPE Project Associate Director Don Ort discusses field trials.
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RIPE Project Shows Off Progress In Photosynthesis Research

Researchers with the University of Illinois’ crop research project, Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency -- or RIPE for short -- invited the media and the public to a field day Thursday. Don Ort is the associate director of the RIPE project and a crop science professor at the U of I. He gave Illinois Public Media’s Brian Moline an overview of the project.