Chapter 740 — CIVIL LIABILITIES

(740 ILCS 147/15) Sec. 15. Creation of civil cause of action. (a) A civil cause of action is hereby created in favor of any public authority expending money, allocating or reallocating police, firefighting, emergency or other personnel or resources, or otherwise incurring any los…

(740 ILCS 147/20) Sec. 20. Commencement of action. (a) An action may be commenced under this Act by the filing of a verified complaint as in civil cases. (b) A complaint filed under this Act, and all other ancillary or collateral matters arising therefrom, including matter relati…

(740 ILCS 147/25) Sec. 25. Venue. (a) In an action brought under this Act, venue shall lie in any county where an act charged in the complaint as part of a course or pattern of gang-related criminal activity was committed. (b) It shall not be necessary for all offenses necessary …

(740 ILCS 147/30) Sec. 30. Service of process. (a) All streetgangs and streetgang members engaged in a course or pattern of gang-related criminal activity within this State impliedly consent to service of process upon them as set forth in this Section, or as may be otherwise auth…

(740 ILCS 147/35) Sec. 35. Injunctive relief, damages, costs, and fees. (a) In any action brought under this Act, and upon the verified application of the State's Attorney or his designee, the circuit court may at any time enter such restraining orders, injunctions, or other proh…

(740 ILCS 147/40) Sec. 40. Forfeiture. (a) The following are subject to seizure and forfeiture: (1) any property that is directly or indirectly used or intended for use in any manner to facilitate streetgang related activity; and (2) any property constituting or derived from gros…

(740 ILCS 147/45) Sec. 45. Abatement as public nuisance. (a) Any real property that is erected, established, maintained, owned, leased, or used by any streetgang for the purpose of conducting streetgang related activity constitutes a public nuisance and may be abated as provided …

(740 ILCS 147/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. (a) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that it is the right of every person, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability, to be secure and protected from fear, intimidation, and ph…

(740 ILCS 155/0.01) (from Ch. 132, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Sureties Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 155/1) (from Ch. 132, par. 1) Sec. 1. When any person is bound, in writing, as surety for another for the payment of money, or the performance of any other contract, apprehends that his principal is likely to become insolvent or to remove himself from the state, without…

(740 ILCS 155/2) (from Ch. 132, par. 2) Sec. 2. The provisions of this act shall extend as well to the heirs, executors and administrators of the surety as to the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of the creditor, but shall not extend to the official bonds of public of…

(740 ILCS 155/3) (from Ch. 132, par. 3) Sec. 3. Whenever the principal maker of any note, bond, bill or other written instrument dies, if the creditor does not, within 6 months after the entry of the original order directing issuance of letters of office, present the same to the …

(740 ILCS 155/4) (from Ch. 132, par. 4) Sec. 4. No surety, his or her heir, executors or administrators, shall be allowed to confess judgment or allow judgment to be entered by default, so as to distress his or her principal, if the principal will enter his or her appearance as d…

(740 ILCS 160/1) (from Ch. 59, par. 101) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. (Source: P.A. 86-814.)

(740 ILCS 160/10) (from Ch. 59, par. 110) Sec. 10. A cause of action with respect to a fraudulent transfer or obligation under this Act is extinguished unless action is brought: (a) under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 5, within 4 years after the transfer was made or …

(740 ILCS 160/11) (from Ch. 59, par. 111) Sec. 11. Unless displaced by the provisions of this Act, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relating to principal and agent, estoppel, laches, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, inso…

(740 ILCS 160/12) (from Ch. 59, par. 112) Sec. 12. This Act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this Act among states enacting it. (Source: P.A. 86-814.)

(740 ILCS 160/2) (from Ch. 59, par. 102) Sec. 2. As used in this Act: (a) "Affiliate" means: (1) a person who directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than a person who holds the secu…

(740 ILCS 160/3) (from Ch. 59, par. 103) Sec. 3. (a) A debtor is insolvent if the sum of the debtor's debts is greater than all of the debtor's assets at a fair valuation. (b) A debtor who is generally not paying his debts as they become due is presumed to be insolvent. (c) A par…

(740 ILCS 160/4) (from Ch. 59, par. 104) Sec. 4. (a) Value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or obligation, property is transferred or an antecedent debt is secured or satisfied, but value does not include an unperformed promise made otherw…

(740 ILCS 160/5) (from Ch. 59, par. 105) Sec. 5. (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor, whether the creditor's claim arose before or after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred, if the debtor made the transfer or incu…

(740 ILCS 160/6) (from Ch. 59, par. 106) Sec. 6. (a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation without …

(740 ILCS 160/7) (from Ch. 59, par. 107) Sec. 7. For the purposes of this Act: (a) a transfer is made: (1) with respect to an asset that is real property other than a fixture, but including the interest of a seller or purchaser under a contract for the sale of the asset, when the…

(740 ILCS 160/8) (from Ch. 59, par. 108) Sec. 8. (a) In an action for relief against a transfer or obligation under this Act, a creditor, subject to the limitations in Section 9, may obtain: (1) avoidance of the transfer or obligation to the extent necessary to satisfy the credit…

(740 ILCS 160/9) (from Ch. 59, par. 109) Sec. 9. (a) A transfer or obligation is not voidable under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 5 against a person who took in good faith and for a reasonably equivalent value or against any subsequent transferee or obligee. (b) Exce…

(740 ILCS 165/1) (from Ch. 126, par. 11) Sec. 1. No person shall have more than one cause of action for damages for libel or slander or invasion of privacy or any other tort founded upon any single publication or exhibition or utterance, such as any one edition of a newspaper or …

(740 ILCS 165/2) (from Ch. 126, par. 12) Sec. 2. A judgment in any jurisdiction for or against the plaintiff upon the substantive merits of any action for damages founded upon a single publication or exhibition or utterance as described in Section 1 shall bar any other action for…

(740 ILCS 165/3) (from Ch. 126, par. 13) Sec. 3. This Act shall be so interpreted as to effectuate its purpose to make uniform the law of those states or jurisdictions which enact it. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1907.)

(740 ILCS 165/4) (from Ch. 126, par. 14) Sec. 4. This Act may be cited as the Uniform Single Publication Act. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1907.)

(740 ILCS 165/5) (from Ch. 126, par. 15) Sec. 5. This Act shall not be retroactive as to causes of action existing on its effective date. (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1907.)

(740 ILCS 170/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.1) Sec. 1. No assignment of wages earned or to be earned is valid unless (1) Made in a written instrument (a) signed by the wage-earner in person and (b) bearing the date of its execution, the social security number of the wage-earner, the n…

(740 ILCS 170/10) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.11) Sec. 10. No employer may discharge or suspend any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to wage demands on his employer for any indebtedness. Any person violating this Section shall be guilty of a Class A …

(740 ILCS 170/11) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.12) Sec. 11. The provisions of this Act do not apply to orders for withholding of income entered by the court under provisions of The Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse…

(740 ILCS 170/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.2) Sec. 2. Demand on an employer for the wages of wage-earner by virtue of a wage assignment may not be served on the employer unless: (1) There has been a default of more than 40 days in payment of the indebtedness secured by the assignment…

(740 ILCS 170/2.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.2a) Sec. 2.1. A demand shall be in the following form: "Demand is hereby made upon an assignment of salary, wages, commissions or other compensation for services, executed by .... and delivered to .... on (insert date), to secure a debt co…

(740 ILCS 170/2.2) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.2b) Sec. 2.2. Forms; notice of intent to assign wages; revocation. (a) The notice to an employee required by Section 2 shall be in the following form: "NOTICE OF INTENT TO ASSIGN WAGES This notice is required by the Illinois Wage Assignmen…

(740 ILCS 170/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.3) Sec. 3. No assignment of wages shall become invalid by reason of cessation of employment but shall be valid and collectible against any future employer of the wage-earner within a period of 2 years from the date of its execution. (Source:…

(740 ILCS 170/4) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.4) Sec. 4. The maximum wages, salary, commissions, and bonuses that may be collected by an assignee for any work week shall not exceed the lesser of (1) 15% of such gross amount paid for that week or (2) the amount by which disposable earnin…

(740 ILCS 170/4.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.4a) Sec. 4.1. Revocation of wage assignment. If the wage assignment is revocable under federal law, the employee may revoke the wage assignment at any time by submitting the Revocation Notice Form as provided in subsection (c) of Section 2…

(740 ILCS 170/4.2) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.4b) Sec. 4.2. If the employee has not served a Revocation Notice Form as provided in Section 4.1 of this Act or has not otherwise served the creditor with a written notice of revocation (if the wage assignment is revocable under federal la…

(740 ILCS 170/4.3) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.4c) Sec. 4.3. If any person wrongfully: (1) serves a notice on an employee or serves a notice which does not conform with the requirements of Section 2.2, (2) causes a demand to be served for the wages of an employee, or (3) fails to relea…

(740 ILCS 170/5) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.5) Sec. 5. A discharge in bankruptcy shall be a valid defense to any suit brought upon a wage assignment executed by the bankrupt prior to the adjudication in bankruptcy; no assignment of wages shall be valid after three years from the date …

(740 ILCS 170/6) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.6) Sec. 6. Any person who wilfully and wrongfully serves a demand as assignee for wages when no assignment has been made to him or under an assignment which is invalid as provided by this Act knowing such assignment to be invalid with intent…

(740 ILCS 170/7) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.7) Sec. 7. If any of the provisions of this Act are unconstitutional it is the intent of the General Assembly that so far as possible the remaining provisions of the Act be given effect. (Source: Laws 1935, p. 208.)

(740 ILCS 170/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.8) Sec. 8. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as making invalid any assignment of wages executed prior to July 1, 1935. (Source: Laws 1935, p. 208.)

(740 ILCS 170/9) (from Ch. 48, par. 39.10) Sec. 9. All wages, salary amounts or other compensation paid by the State, any unit of local government or school district to any of its employees are exempt and not subject to collection under a wage assignment. (Source: P.A. 79-502.)…

(740 ILCS 174/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Whistleblower Act. (Source: P.A. 93-544, eff. 1-1-04.)

(740 ILCS 174/10) Sec. 10. Certain policies prohibited. An employer may not make, adopt, or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy preventing an employee from disclosing information to a government or law enforcement agency if the employee has reasonable cause to believe that th…

(740 ILCS 174/15) Sec. 15. Retaliation for certain disclosures prohibited. (a) An employer may not take retaliatory action against an employee who discloses or threatens to disclose to a public body conducting an investigation, or in a court, an administrative hearing, or any oth…

(740 ILCS 174/20) Sec. 20. Retaliation for certain refusals prohibited. An employer may not take retaliatory action against an employee for refusing to participate in an activity that the employee has a good faith belief that such participation would result in a violation of a St…