Get your pencils and calculators ready, tax filing season is ready to start. You can begin sending in your state and federal tax returns on the 29th. More and more people are filing their tax returns electronically and Illinois Department of Revenue Spokesman Terry Horstman says that’s the fastest and easiest way to do it. 



Refunds – if you’re getting one should arrive in about four weeks. The web site to file is tax.Illinois.gov.