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Bright Dreams - A Promise for the Next Generation (2004, April 5)
News release - Illinois State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka is bringing grandparents $100,000 closer to making their dream come true. Topinka will meet with senior citizens on Monday, April 5, 2004 at the Chicago Department on Aging to announce Bright Dreams A Promise for the Next Generation, a scholarship program specifically for grandparents to help send their grandchildren to college.

Bright Start Celebrates One Year Anniversary (2001, April 4)
News release - Illinois State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Bright Start college savings program with passage in the Illinois Senate of a bill that will allow for a tax deduction of monies contributed to a Bright Start account.

Bright Start Withdrawal Form [FOR 5937]
Withdrawal form for Bright Start College Savings Program

Comparison of Selected College Savings Vehicles {periodical start}
Bright Start is a Section 529 College Savings Program created to help you save for college.The Program offers special tax advantages, flexibility and professional management. Earnings and qualified withdrawals are free from federal income taxes. If you are an Illinois resident, you will receive additional state tax benefits, including the ability to deduct your contributions from your Illinois state taxable income. This is a series of charts comparing different methods of saving money for college.

Comparison of Selected College Savings Vehicles (2004, March)
Bright Start is a Section 529 College Savings Program created to help you save for college.The Program offers special tax advantages, flexibility and professional management. Earnings and qualified withdrawals are free from federal income taxes. If you are an Illinois resident, you will receive additional state tax benefits, including the ability to deduct your contributions from your Illinois state taxable income.

Comparison of Selected College Savings Vehicles (2005, December)
Bright Start is a Section 529 College Savings Program created to help you save for college.The Program offers special tax advantages, flexibility and professional management. Earnings and qualified withdrawals are free from federal income taxes. If you are an Illinois resident, you will receive additional state tax benefits, including the ability to deduct your contributions from your Illinois state taxable income.

Comparison of Selected College Savings Vehicles (2005, January)
Bright Start is a Section 529 College Savings Program created to help you save for college.The Program offers special tax advantages, flexibility and professional management. Earnings and qualified withdrawals are free from federal income taxes. If you are an Illinois resident, you will receive additional state tax benefits, including the ability to deduct your contributions from your Illinois state taxable income.

Comparison of Selected College Savings Vehicles (2005, September)
Bright Start is a Section 529 College Savings Program created to help you save for college.The Program offers special tax advantages, flexibility and professional management. Earnings and qualified withdrawals are free from federal income taxes. If you are an Illinois resident, you will receive additional state tax benefits, including the ability to deduct your contributions from your Illinois state taxable income.

Comparison of Selected College Savings Vehicles (2006, January)
Bright Start is a Section 529 College Savings Program created to help you save for college.The Program offers special tax advantages, flexibility and professional management. Earnings and qualified withdrawals are free from federal income taxes. If you are an Illinois resident, you will receive additional state tax benefits, including the ability to deduct your contributions from your Illinois state taxable income.

Democrats Borrow and Spend Budget, The (covers Fiscal Year 2007)
May 3, 2006, the IL House of Representatives passed the state budget for fiscal year 2007. The House Republicans have released the House GOP Minority Report detailing this year's budget.

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