Seniors: File Your Income-Tax Returns With AARP (For Free)

IRS-certified volunteers are stationed at Morton Grove's Civic Center Monday, Wednesday and Friday, through April 15, to help seniors file their tax returns.

For Morton Grove seniors, this week is the first week to receive free federal and state income-tax-return assistance from volunteers through the AARP Tax-Aide program. The free service, offered annually to low- and moderate-income residents over 55, pairs taxpayers with AARP volunteers who are certified by the Internal Revenue Service. Sessions are scheduled by appointment, by calling the Morton Grove Senior Hotline at 847-470-5223. But don’t wait to sign up: The service is popular, and slots are filling up, said Department of Family and Senior Services Director Jackie Walker-O’Keefe. She noted that each year an average of 250 seniors sign up for the program, which has been available in Morton Grove for the past 20 years. Appointments are …

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