You can learn more about how the Illinois income tax compares to other states' income taxes by visiting our map of income taxes by state. The Illinois income tax was lowered from 5% to 3.75% in 2015. Previously, the tax rate was raised from 3% to 5% in early 2011 as part of a statewide plan to reduce deficits.
Cure for rare form of color blindness steps closer with novel gene insight. In a new study published in PLOS ONE, researchers have uncovered novel insights into two genetic mutations that may be a cause of a rare form of color blindness called achromatopsia, paving the way for a cure for the condition.
ACHROMATOPSIA: A COLOURLESS WORLD. Achromatopsia is total colour blindness and is the rarest type of colour vision deficiency. Children with the condition are born with faulty cone photoreceptors in the eye. This means they see everything in shades of black, white and grey.