(820 ILCS 190/25)
Sec. 25. Construction of Act. This Act shall be
liberally construed to effect the purposes of the Act. By virtue
of this Act, the State of Illinois and its political subdivisions
or other public employers shall not be considered to be
maintaining or administering an employee benefit plan.
(Source: P.A. 95-455, eff. 8-27-07.)