Article 1 — BILL OF RIGHTS
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Ill. Const. art. 1, § 1 INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHTS
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All men are by nature free and independent and have certain inherent and inalienable rights among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights and the protection of property, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the…
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 2 DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION
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No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law nor be denied the equal protection of the laws. (Source: Illinois Constitution)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 3 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever be guaranteed, and no person shall be denied any civil or political right, privilege or capacity, on account of his religious opinions; but the liberty of conscience hereby …
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 4 FREEDOM OF SPEECH
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All persons may speak, write and publish freely, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty. In trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth, when published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 5 RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE AND PETITION
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The people have the right to assemble in a peaceable manner, to consult for the common good, to make known their opinions to their representatives and to apply for redress of grievances. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 6 SEARCHES, SEIZURES, PRIVACY AND INTERCEPTIONS
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The people shall have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and other possessions against unreasonable searches, seizures, invasions of privacy or interceptions of communications by eavesdropping devices or other means. No warrant shall issue without probable ca…
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 7 INDICTMENT AND PRELIMINARY HEARING
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No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense unless on indictment of a grand jury, except in cases in which the punishment is by fine or by imprisonment other than in the penitentiary, in cases of impeachment, and in cases arising in the militia when in actual service…
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 8 RIGHTS AFTER INDICTMENT
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In criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to appear and defend in person and by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation and have a copy thereof; to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her and to have process to compel the attendance …
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 9 BAIL AND HABEAS CORPUS
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All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for the following offenses where the proof is evident or the presumption great: capital offenses; offenses for which a sentence of life imprisonment may be imposed as a consequence of conviction; and felony offenses for…
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 10 SELF-INCRIMINATION AND DOUBLE JEOPARDY
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No person shall be compelled in a criminal case to give evidence against himself nor be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 11 LIMITATION OF PENALTIES AFTER CONVICTION
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All penalties shall be determined both according to the seriousness of the offense and with the objective of restoring the offender to useful citizenship. No conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate. No person shall be transported out of the State for an …
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 12 RIGHT TO REMEDY AND JUSTICE
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Every person shall find a certain remedy in the laws for all injuries and wrongs which he receives to his person, privacy, property or reputation. He shall obtain justice by law, freely, completely, and promptly. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 13 TRIAL BY JURY
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The right of trial by jury as heretofore enjoyed shall remain inviolate. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 14 IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT
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No person shall be imprisoned for debt unless he refuses to deliver up his estate for the benefit of his creditors as provided by law or unless there is a strong presumption of fraud. No person shall be imprisoned for failure to pay a fine in a criminal case unless he has been af…
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 15 RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN
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Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation as provided by law. Such compensation shall be determined by a jury as provided by law. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 16 EX POST FACTO LAWS AND IMPAIRING CONTRACTS
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No ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts of or making an irrevocable grant of special privileges or immunities, shall be passed. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 17 NO DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND THE SALE OR RENTAL OF PROPERTY
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All persons shall have the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national ancestry and sex in the hiring and promotion practices of any employer or in the sale or rental of property. These rights are enforceable without action by the General Ass…
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 18 NO DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX
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The equal protection of the laws shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex by the State or its units of local government and school districts. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 19 NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED
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All persons with a physical or mental handicap shall be free from discrimination in the sale or rental of property and shall be free from discrimination unrelated to ability in the hiring and promotion practices of any employer. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 20 INDIVIDUAL DIGNITY
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To promote individual dignity, communications that portray criminality, depravity or lack of virtue in, or that incite violence, hatred, abuse or hostility toward, a person or group of persons by reason of or by reference to religious, racial, ethnic, national or regional affilia…
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 21 QUARTERING OF SOLDIERS
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No soldier in time of peace shall be quartered in a house without the consent of the owner; nor in time of war except as provided by law.shall not take over a house without the knowing of the owner. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 22 RIGHT TO ARMS
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Subject only to the police power, the right of the individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 23 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
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A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of civil government is necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty. These blessings cannot endure unless the people recognize their corresponding individual obligations and responsibilities. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 24 RIGHTS RETAINED
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The enumeration in this Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the individual citizens of the State. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
Ill. Const. art. 1, § 8.1 CRIME VICTIM'S RIGHTS.
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(Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 3, 1992.)