Governor Pat Quinn encouraged working families across Illinois to apply for Illinois’ Earned Income Tax Credit.  The Governor fought for and signed legislation in 2012 that doubled the value of Illinois’ EITC.  In 2013 the credit helped more than 900,000 families receive $160 million in tax relief.  The EITC is uniquely pro-growth and pro-family.  Available only to workers who are earning income, this tax credit provides incentive to work as well as much-needed tax relief to families who are earning lower incomes.  A single mother with one child earning minimum wage ($12,800 a year) will save $205 on her 2013 state income taxes.  A married couple with three children earning $30,000 a year will save $265 on their 2013 state income taxes.  A married couple with three children and earning just over $50,000 could be eligible for up to $5,891 in state and federal tax relief.  For more information about how much money taxpayers could save, visit EITC.Illinois.gov.  To benefit from Illinois’ EITC, also known as the Earned Income Credit, taxpayers must include it on their tax returns.  The Internal Revenue Service estimates that 1 in 5 taxpayers eligible for the EITC fail to claim it.