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Illinois Income Gap

A Pronounced Divide: The Gap Between Rich And Poor Is Wider In Illinois Than Other States

Marcia Frellick

Amid the debate about the nation’s widening gap between rich and poor — a reality amplified in the State of the Union address — the numbers in Illinois…