Article updated: 8/30/2012 3:54 PM
Illinois residents now can make voluntary contributions to children?s cancer research when they pay their state income taxes. Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation this week adding a childhood cancer research fund to the state?s income tax checkoff program.
Taxpayers can donate to various charities when filing their Illinois income taxes. Newly added charities include a fund for children?s health projects and a fund to provide grants for housing for low-income families.
The idea for the pediatric cancer research fund originated with the mother of a patient treated at the University of Chicago?s Comer Children?s Hospital. Laura Lutarewych saw her daughter go through aggressive treatment for a type of leukemia. The girl is doing well and will celebrate her fifth birthday in September.
Source: http://dailyherald.com/article/20120830/news/708309771/
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