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Thursday, April 25
Starting tomorrow at 12:01am, the entire state gets a tax holiday through August 15 in order to pay less for school supplies; Illinois retailers will lower their normal sales tax charge by 5% for qualifying items [pdf]. Everyone can take advantage of the tax benefit, which is good for those of you looking to get a new athletic supporter.