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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Income Taxes

13. Income Taxes – Income tax expense of $75.6 million was recorded in the current quarter, representing an effective tax rate of 31.9%. The prior year quarter provision for income taxes was $79.0 million, representing an effective tax rate of 34.3%. The prior year quarter included adjustments to deferred tax provisions as a result of the Illinois corporate income tax rate increase which was enacted in January 2011.