(40 ILCS 5/1-104.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 1-104.1)
Sec. 1-104.1. Gender.
Words or phrases as used in this Code that import the masculine gender shall be construed to import also the feminine gender, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the context.
(Source: P.A. 78-1129.)