MICRO Program
MICRO (Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity) supports semiconductor and microchip-related businesses with income tax credits, training, and infrastructure support. Codified at 35 ILCS 45.
Check an Address — Free Snapshot
See whether a specific Chicago address sits inside the area that unlocks MICRO Program, alongside every other incentive that touches that parcel.
Semiconductor / microchip manufacturers, packagers, testers, or supply-chain firms investing at least $2.5M and creating the lesser of 50 jobs or 10% of worldwide baseline.
MICRO Program is tied to the State Incentive Zone (EDGE/REV/MICRO/Data Center) geography — being inside that boundary is the first eligibility gate. A single address can fall inside several overlapping incentive areas at once.
Boundaries are precise and change over time, so exact eligibility always depends on the specific address. The fastest way to know is to run a free snapshot for the parcel you have in mind.
The state-incentive zone overlay is a high-unemployment census-tract proxy, not an official MICRO zone designation. MICRO is project-by-project.
Typical range · Negotiated income tax credits + training/infrastructure support
- +Income tax credits for qualifying investments
- +Workforce training support
- +Infrastructure development assistance
- +Enhanced credit value for underserved-area projects
- 1Contact Illinois DCEO for program details
- 2Submit application demonstrating semiconductor industry connection
- 3Provide investment and employment plans meeting thresholds
Call DCEO at (217) 782-7500 about MICRO eligibility
- MICRO program application
- Business description and semiconductor connection
- Investment and hiring projections
This page is a starting point, not eligibility, legal, or tax advice. Verify current requirements, deadlines, and boundaries with the administering agency before applying or spending money — program rules and funding change over time.
- Building Materials Exemption Certificate (BMEC) — Illinois Department of Revenue
- IDOR Business Incentives Reporting — Illinois Department of Revenue
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- (217) 782-7500
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Last verified 2026-05-21
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