Chapter 5, GENERAL PROVISIONS

(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 810/185) Sec. 185. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 100-512, eff. 7-1-18; text omitted.)

(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 615/19) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5019) Sec. 19. After the issuance of any petroleum lease the lessee shall proceed to develop the petroleum in the lands covered thereby through the drilling of such wells as will efficiently extract the petroleum therefrom and such developme…

(5 ILCS 160/19) (from Ch. 116, par. 43.22) Sec. 19. All lists and schedules submitted to the Commission shall be referred to the Archivist who shall ascertain whether the records proposed for disposal have value to other agencies of the State or whether such records have research…

(5 ILCS 315/19) (from Ch. 48, par. 1619) Sec. 19. Any collective bargaining agreement entered into prior to the effective date of this Act shall remain in full force during its duration. (Source: P.A. 83-1012.)

(5 ILCS 810/190) Sec. 190. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 100-512, eff. 7-1-18; text omitted.)

(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 20/1a) (from Ch. 1, par. 102) Sec. 1a. An amendment to Article IV of the Constitution proposed by petition in the manner provided by Section 3 of Article XIV of the Constitution shall be submitted to the electors of this State for adoption or rejection in the manner herei…

(5 ILCS 220/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 742) Sec. 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act: (1) The term "public agency" shall mean any unit of local government as defined in the Illinois Constitution of 1970, any school district, any public community college district, any public b…

(5 ILCS 140/2) (from Ch. 116, par. 202) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Public body" means all legislative, executive, administrative, or advisory bodies of the State, state universities and colleges, counties, townships, cities, villages, incorporated towns, schoo…

(5 ILCS 160/2) (from Ch. 116, par. 43.5) Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act: "Secretary" means Secretary of State. "Record" or "records" means all books, papers, born-digital electronic material, digitized electronic material, electronic material with a combination of digitized…

(5 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 103) Sec. 2. (a) The General Assembly in submitting an amendment to the Constitution to the electors, or the proponents of an amendment to Article IV of the Constitution submitted by petition, shall prepare a brief explanation of such amendment, a …

(5 ILCS 120/2) Sec. 2. Open meetings. (a) Openness required. All meetings of public bodies shall be open to the public unless excepted in subsection (c) and closed in accordance with Section 2a. (b) Construction of exceptions. The exceptions contained in subsection (c) are in der…

(5 ILCS 350/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 1302) Sec. 2. Representation and indemnification of State employees. (a) In the event that any civil proceeding is commenced against any State employee arising out of any act or omission occurring within the scope of the employee's State employm…

(5 ILCS 365/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 352) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Office" means the State Comptroller, the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System, or the Board of Trustees of any of the following insti…

(5 ILCS 375/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 522) Sec. 2. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide a program of group life insurance, a program of health benefits and other employee benefits for persons in the service of the State of Illinois and certain of their dependents. It is al…

(5 ILCS 165/2) (from Ch. 116, par. 102) Sec. 2. In order to be acceptable for filing, reproduced copies shall conform to the following standards: (a) be facsimiles of the official form, produced by photo-offset, photoengraving, photocopying, or other similar reproduction process;…

(5 ILCS 345/2) (Text of Section from P.A. 103-63) Sec. 2. Illness disability benefit. (a) As used in this Section: "Eligible employee" means any full-time law enforcement officer or full-time firefighter, including a full-time paramedic or a firefighter who performs paramedic dut…

(5 ILCS 170/2) (from Ch. 116, par. 36) Sec. 2. Any public officer of the state may cause any or all records, papers or documents made or kept by him to be photographed, microphotographed or reproduced on film or by other processes which accurately reproduce or form a durable medi…

(5 ILCS 85/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 1651) Sec. 2. The repeal of the acts and parts of acts mentioned in the preceding section shall not affect suits pending or rights existing at the time this act takes effect, and as to all corporations, municipal or private, heretofore formed under…

(5 ILCS 80/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 1902) Sec. 2. Findings and intent. (a) The General Assembly finds that State government actions have produced a substantial increase in numbers of agencies, growth of programs and proliferation of rules and regulations and that the whole process …

(5 ILCS 180/2) Sec. 2. Definitions. In this Act: (1) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (2) "Legal material" means, whether or not in effect: (A) the Illinois Constitution; (…

(5 ILCS 70/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 1101) Sec. 2. The provisions of any statute, so far as they are the same as those of any prior statute, shall be construed as a continuation of such prior provisions, and not as a new enactment. (Source: R.S. 1874, p. 1011.)

(5 ILCS 75/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 1202) Sec. 2. Bills passed after May 31. A bill passed after May 31 of a calendar year shall become effective on June 1 of the next calendar year unless the General Assembly by a vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house provides fo…

(5 ILCS 290/2) (from Ch. 53, par. 2) Sec. 2. (Repealed; see 30 ILCS 105/3.5). (Source: P.A. 86-1028. Repealed by P.A. 89-233, eff. 1-1-96.)

(5 ILCS 440/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 3202) Sec. 2. It is unlawful for any county, township, city or town, municipal corporation, agency or instrumentality of the State, or school district or school authority to employ any time or adopt any ordinance, resolution or order providing for…

(5 ILCS 190/2) (from Ch. 123, par. 2) Sec. 2. Whoever shall be guilty of any noisy or disorderly conduct in the state house, or the public grounds about the same, or shall deface, defile or injure the same or any vault, privy, out-building or fence in or about the same, shall be …

(5 ILCS 195/2) (from Ch. 123, par. 8) Sec. 2. During such time as the seat of government remains at such emergency temporary location, or locations, all official acts now or hereafter required by law to be performed at the seat of government by any officer, agency, department or …

(5 ILCS 465/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 3302) Sec. 2. The commissioners or trustees of all penal and reformatory, State educational and State charitable institutions of this State shall provide United States national flags of not less than ten by twenty feet in size and cause the same t…

(5 ILCS 340/2) (from Ch. 15, par. 502) Sec. 2. Public policy. It is the public policy of this State and the objective of this Act to lessen the burdens of State government and of local communities in meeting needs of human health and welfare; to provide a convenient channel throu…

(5 ILCS 335/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 4052) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: "State agency" includes all departments, officers, commissions, boards, institutions and bodies politic and corporate of the State, including the offices of Clerk of the Supreme Court and Clerks of…

(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 285/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b100-2) Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act, the terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section: (a) "Policy making officer" means: (i) an employee of a State agency who is engaged predominantly in executive and ma…

(5 ILCS 225/2) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 602) Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act: (a) "Railroad passenger service" means any railroad passenger service within the State of Illinois, including the equipment and facilities used in connection therewith, with the exception of the bas…

(5 ILCS 544/2) Sec. 2. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted.) (Source: P.A. 90-6, eff. 6-3-97.)

(5 ILCS 315/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 1602) Sec. 2. Policy. It is the public policy of the State of Illinois to grant public employees full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours …

(5 ILCS 255/2) (from Ch. 101, par. 2) Sec. 2. Affidavits and depositions. All courts, and judges, and the clerks thereof, the county clerk, deputy county clerk, the Secretary of State, notaries public, and persons certified under the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of …

(5 ILCS 615/2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5002) Sec. 2. State issuance of extraction permits; prohibited activities. The Department of Natural Resources shall be empowered with respect to public lands to grant permits and leases in the name of the State of Illinois, with the approval…

(5 ILCS 605/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 151) Sec. 2. The Attorney General of the State of Illinois is hereby directed to make such inquiry of the aforesaid subject matter as he deems desirable and advantageous to protect the interests of the People of the State of Illinois under said t…

(5 ILCS 600/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 7002) Sec. 2. The concurrent jurisdiction ceded by Section 1 vests upon acceptance by the United States of America, by and through its appropriate officials, and shall continue so long as the lands within the Lincoln Home National Historic Site ar…

(5 ILCS 275/2) (from Ch. 102, par. 102) Sec. 2. Statement of policy. Because of the existing possibility of attack upon the United States of unprecedented size and destructiveness, and in order, in the event of such an attack, to assure continuity of government through legally co…

(5 ILCS 515/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 3752) Sec. 2. Jurisdiction of the State of Illinois over said lands is hereby ceded to the United States, subject, however, to the right of the state and any and all officers under its authority to serve and execute on said lands any civil or crim…

(5 ILCS 530/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 3902) Sec. 2. Cession shall be effective only upon the filing of an acceptance by the United States. Federal jurisdiction shall end whenever the United States shall cease to own, lease or use for national purposes the lands or improvements thereon…

(5 ILCS 310/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 4302) Sec. 2. All appointments to boards, commissions, committees and councils of the State created by the laws of this State and after the effective date of this Act shall be gender balanced to the extent possible and to the extent that appoint…

(5 ILCS 295/2) (from Ch. 53, par. 5.12) Sec. 2. Whenever a circuit judge is temporarily relieved of circuit court duties and assigned to the Appellate Court he shall, in addition to his salary as a circuit judge, be paid for the period of such temporary service an amount equal to…