A NEW STATE LAW AIMS TO GROW THE MICROCHIP INDUSTRY IN ILLINOIS.
THE MICRO ACT INCLUDES TAX INCENTIVES FOR MICROCHIP MANUFACTURERS SETTING UP SHOP HERE. IT WAS SPONSORED BY SENATOR SUZY GLOWIAK HILTON OF WESTERN SPRINGS.
SENATOR MIKE HALPIN OF ROCK ISLAND.
HILTON SAYS MICROCHIP PRODUCTION HAS GONE DOWN IN THE U-S OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES, AND ASIA IS NOW THE LEADING MANUFACTURER OF THE CHIPS.