Chapter 5 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

(5 ILCS 490/127) Sec. 127. Scott's Law Day. December 23 of each year is designated as Scott's Law Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor public safety workers and to remind motorists to slow down, change lanes away from a stationary authorized emergency vehicl…

(5 ILCS 490/13) Sec. 13. Monarch Month. The month of May of each year is designated as Monarch Month to be observed throughout the State as a month to honor the monarch butterfly, which is the official State insect of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 100-1033, eff. 8-22-18.)

(5 ILCS 490/130) Sec. 130. Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The month of September of each year is designated as Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to be observed throughout the State as a month set apart to promote advocacy activities and the study of ovaria…

(5 ILCS 490/133) Sec. 133. Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day. May 17th of each year is designated as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day. Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children, and DIPG is a highly aggressive…

(5 ILCS 490/135) Sec. 135. Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. September of each year is designated as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, to be observed throughout the State as a month to promote the awareness of brain aneurysm prevention and treatment. (Source: P.A. 96-463, eff. 1-1-10…

(5 ILCS 490/137) Sec. 137. Autism Acceptance Week. The first full week of April of each year is designated as Autism Acceptance Week to be observed throughout the State as a week to promote the awareness and acceptance of autism and to encourage school districts, organizations, b…

(5 ILCS 490/140) Sec. 140. Children's Day (El Dia de los Ninos). The second Sunday in June each year is a holiday to be known as Children's Day (El Dia de los Ninos). Children's Day is to be observed throughout the State as a day to recognize and acknowledge the lives of all chil…

(5 ILCS 490/141) Sec. 141. Preventing Lost Potential Day. September 19 of each year is designated as Preventing Lost Potential Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart to provide a new focus on the importance of and dedication to educate, encourage, protect, an…

(5 ILCS 490/145) Sec. 145. Peace Officers Memorial Day; National Peace Officers Memorial Day. (a) The first Thursday in May of each year is designated Peace Officers Memorial Day in Illinois. Peace Officers Memorial Day shall be observed throughout the State by the citizens of Il…

(5 ILCS 490/147) Sec. 147. Illinois State Trooper Day. April 1st of each year is designated as Illinois State Trooper Day, a day to honor the dedicated men and women of the Illinois State Police. Illinois State Trooper Day shall be observed throughout the State by the citizens of…

(5 ILCS 490/148) Sec. 148. First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day. The third Friday in May of each year is designated as First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor firefighters, police officers, emergency medical dispat…

(5 ILCS 490/15) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-15) Sec. 15. Casimir Pulaski Holiday. The first Monday in March of each year is a holiday to be observed throughout the State and to be known as the birthday of Casimir Pulaski. Within 10 days before the first Monday in March of each year, t…

(5 ILCS 490/150) Sec. 150. Adlai Stevenson Day. February 5 of each year is designated as Adlai Stevenson Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to remember and honor the legacy of public service of Adlai Stevenson II (1900-1965), Governor of Illinois and United States …

(5 ILCS 490/155) Sec. 155. Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. March 25 of each year is designated as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a day for the people of the State to commemorate a…

(5 ILCS 490/160) Sec. 160. Emancipation Proclamation Week. The first full week of January of each year is designated as Emancipation Proclamation Week, to be observed throughout the State as a week for holding appropriate educational and celebratory events and observances in the …

(5 ILCS 490/165) Sec. 165. Purple Heart Day. The 7th day of August of each year is designated Purple Heart Day to be observed as a day to honor and remember those who have been wounded or killed in battle. (Source: P.A. 97-258, eff. 1-1-12.)

(5 ILCS 490/170) Sec. 170. Diabetes Awareness Day. November 14th of each year is designated as Diabetes Awareness Day to be observed throughout the State as a day for the people of Illinois to support efforts to decrease the prevalence of diabetes, develop better treatments, and …

(5 ILCS 490/175) Sec. 175. Mother Mary Ann Bickerdyke Day. The second Wednesday in May of each year is designated as Mother Mary Ann Bickerdyke Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart to honor Mother Mary Ann Bickerdyke of Galesburg, military nurses, and the c…

(5 ILCS 490/180) Sec. 180. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Month. The month of November in each year is designated as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Month to be observed throughout the State as a month for the people of Illinois to support efforts to de…

(5 ILCS 490/183) Sec. 183. Sarcoidosis Awareness Month. The month of April of each year is designated as Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, to be observed throughout the State as a month to promote the awareness of Sarcoidosis disease and treatment. (Source: P.A. 102-132, eff. 1-1-22.)…

(5 ILCS 490/185) Sec. 185. Eat Local, Buy Illinois Products Day. The first Saturday of each month is designated as Eat Local, Buy Illinois Products Day to promote local food initiatives and Illinois agribusiness and to encourage residents to re-invest in the local economy. The De…

(5 ILCS 490/187) Sec. 187. Sweet Corn Appreciation Day. August 1 of each year is designated as Sweet Corn Appreciation Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to celebrate the importance of sweet corn to Illinois agriculture, and in recognition of family farmers. (Sourc…

(5 ILCS 490/190) Sec. 190. National Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week. The second full week of April of each year is designated as National Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week, to be observed throughout the State as a week to honor the dedicated men and women who answer cal…

(5 ILCS 490/194) Sec. 194. Illinois Constitution Day. August 26 of each year is designated as Illinois Constitution Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to commemorate August 26, 1818 as the day Illinois ratified its first State Constitution. (Source: P.A. 102-447, e…

(5 ILCS 490/195) Sec. 195. Illinois Statehood Day. December 3rd of each year is designated as Illinois Statehood Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to commemorate December 3, 1818 as the day Illinois became the 21st State to join the Union. Each year, within 10 day…

(5 ILCS 490/196) Sec. 196. Day of the Horse. The fifth day of March of each year shall be designated as the Day of the Horse, to be observed throughout the State as a day to encourage citizens to honor and celebrate the role of equines in the history and character of Illinois, an…

(5 ILCS 490/2) Sec. 2. Ronald Reagan Day. February 6th of each year is designated as Ronald Reagan Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart to honor the 40th President of the United States of America who came from humble beginnings in Illinois and worked throug…

(5 ILCS 490/20) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-20) Sec. 20. Chaplains Day. (a) Chaplains far from home in places scattered throughout the world give comfort and solace to Americans wherever they may be found; therefore, it is fitting and proper that America's and Illinois' Chaplains be o…

(5 ILCS 490/205) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-205) Sec. 205. Prior law. (a) A provision of this Act that is the same or substantially the same as a prior law shall be construed as a continuation of the prior law and not as a new or different law. (b) A citation in another Act to an Act…

(5 ILCS 490/210) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-210) Sec. 210. Other Acts of the 87th General Assembly. If any other Act of the 87th General Assembly changes, adds, or repeals a provision of prior law that is continued in this Act, then that change, addition, or repeal in the other Act s…

(5 ILCS 490/215) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-215) Sec. 215. Matters of form. (a) The parenthetic citation before a Section in the form "(from Ch. XX, par. XX)" (i) is an informational reference to the prior law from which the Section is derived and (ii) is not part of the text of the …

(5 ILCS 490/220) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-220) Sec. 220. Home rule; mandates. Nothing in this Act as initially enacted (i) is a denial or limitation on home rule powers where no denial or limitation existed under prior law or (ii) creates a State mandate under the State Mandates Ac…

(5 ILCS 490/225) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-225) Sec. 225. Repeals. (a) The following Acts or parts of Acts are repealed: The American History Month Act. The Arbor and Bird Day Act. The Casimir Pulaski Holiday Act. The Columbus Holiday Act. The Citizenship Day Act. The Mothers Day an…

(5 ILCS 490/230) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-230) Sec. 230. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 87-272.)

(5 ILCS 490/25) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-25) Sec. 25. Citizenship Day. The Governor shall annually designate by official proclamation the third Sunday in May to be designated as Citizenship Day to be observed throughout the State as a day for the purpose of holding appropriate cere…

(5 ILCS 490/3) Sec. 3. Barack Obama Day. August 4th of each year is designated as Barack Obama Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart to honor the 44th President of the United States of America who began his career serving the People of Illinois in both the I…

(5 ILCS 490/30) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-30) Sec. 30. Coal Miners Day. November 13th of each year is designated as Coal Miners Memorial Day to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart for appropriate ceremonies in honor and remembrance of the coal miners of Illinois who …

(5 ILCS 490/31) Sec. 31. Great Grandparents Day. The first Sunday after Labor Day of each year is designated as Great Grandparents Day to encourage the citizens of Illinois to honor and celebrate great grandparents throughout the State. (Source: P.A. 93-731, eff. 1-1-05.)

(5 ILCS 490/35) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-35) Sec. 35. Columbus Day. The second Monday in October of each year shall be a holiday to be known as Christopher Columbus Day and to be observed throughout the State as a day to hold appropriate ceremonies and exercises in commemoration of…

(5 ILCS 490/37) Sec. 37. D.A.R.E. Day. The second Thursday in April of each year is designated as D.A.R.E. Day. (Source: P.A. 97-206, eff. 7-28-11.)

(5 ILCS 490/40) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-40) Sec. 40. Fathers Day. The third Sunday in June of each year is designated as Fathers Day to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart in the honor and remembrance of Fathers. (Source: P.A. 87-272.)

(5 ILCS 490/45) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-45) Sec. 45. Flag Day. June 14, commonly known as Flag Day, is established as a day to be observed with fitting patriotic exercises in schools, colleges, universities, societies, clubs, and other organizations. On that day the Flag of the Un…

(5 ILCS 490/5) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-5) Sec. 5. American History Month. The month of February of each year is designated as American History Month to be observed throughout the State as a month set apart to promote the study of American history. (Source: P.A. 87-272.)

(5 ILCS 490/50) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-50) Sec. 50. Gold Star Days. (a) The Governor shall annually designate by official proclamation the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mothers' Day to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor and commemorate the mothers of men a…

(5 ILCS 490/55) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-55) Sec. 55. Grandmothers Day. The second Sunday in October of each year is designated as Grandmothers Day to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart in the honor and remembrance of grandmothers. (Source: P.A. 87-272.)

(5 ILCS 490/6) Sec. 6. Arab American Heritage Month. The month of April of each year is designated as Arab American Heritage Month to be observed throughout the State as a month to recognize the valuable contributions of Arab Americans to this State and to the various aspects of …

(5 ILCS 490/60) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-60) Sec. 60. Lincoln's Birthday. The twelfth day of February of each year shall be a legal holiday to be known as Lincoln's Birthday to be observed as a day on which to hold appropriate exercises in commemoration of our illustrious President…

(5 ILCS 490/63) (Text of Section from P.A. 102-14) Sec. 63. Juneteenth National Freedom Day. The nineteenth day of June of each year is a holiday to be observed throughout the State and to be known as Juneteenth National Freedom Day to commemorate the abolition of slavery through…

(5 ILCS 490/65) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-65) Sec. 65. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday. The third Monday in January of each year is a holiday to be observed throughout the State and to be known as the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Within 10 days before the birthday of Dr.…

(5 ILCS 490/67) Sec. 67. Esther Golar Day. April 16 of each year is designated as Esther Golar Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to remember the accomplishments of State Representative Esther Golar, and to honor her legacy of public service. (Source: P.A. 100-393,…