Chapter 775, HUMAN RIGHTS

(775 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 29, par. 18) Sec. 2. The provisions of this Act shall automatically enter into and become a part of each and every contract or other agreement hereafter entered into by, with, for, on behalf of, or for the benefit of this State, or of any department, bur…

(775 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 29, par. 92) Sec. 2. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them herein: (a) "financial institution" means any State-chartered bank, trust company, savings and loan association, building and loan …

(775 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 3362) Sec. 2. It is the policy of this State to encourage and enable persons who are blind, persons who have a visual disability, and persons who have other physical disabilities to participate fully in the social and economic life of the State …

(775 ILCS 25/2) (from Ch. 68, par. 102) Sec. 2. No private organization which sells goods or services to the State pursuant to the Illinois Procurement Code, nor any private organization which receives any award or grant from the State, nor any public body may pay any dues or fee…

(775 ILCS 60/20) Sec. 20. Remedies. Whoever injures another by a violation of this Act is liable for each and every offense for all remedies available at law, including, but not limited to, damages for past, current, and future monetary losses, emotional pain, suffering, inconven…

(775 ILCS 40/20) Sec. 20. Membership; chair; meetings; quorum. (a) The Commission shall consist of 8 voting members as follows: (1) One shall be a retired Circuit Court Judge. (2) One shall be a former prosecuting attorney. (3) One shall be a law school professor. (4) One shall b…

(775 ILCS 35/20) Sec. 20. Judicial relief. If a person's exercise of religion has been burdened in violation of this Act, that person may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and may obtain appropriate relief against a government. A party who preva…

(775 ILCS 50/20) Sec. 20. Penalties. (a) A business or establishment identified in subsection (a) of Section 5 that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act within 30 days of receipt of a notice described in subsection (b) is guilty of a petty offense, and subject to a f…

(775 ILCS 40/25) Sec. 25. Terms of members; compensation; expenses. (a) Of the initial members, the appointments under clauses (a)(3) and (6) of Section 20 shall be for one-year terms, the appointments under clauses (a)(1), (2), and (4) of Section 20 shall be for 2-year terms, an…

(775 ILCS 60/25) Sec. 25. Other relief. In addition to the monetary damages provided in Section 20, the court, as it deems appropriate, may grant as relief any permanent or preliminary negative or mandatory injunction, temporary restraining order, order of declaratory judgment, o…

(775 ILCS 35/25) Sec. 25. Application of Act; home rule powers. (a) This Act applies to all State and local (including home rule unit) laws, ordinances, policies, procedures, practices, and governmental actions and their implementation, whether statutory or otherwise and whether …

(775 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 29, par. 93) Sec. 3. No financial institution, governmental agency, or shipping company shall enter into any contract of whatever nature which contains any provision which discriminates or appears to discriminate against any person on the basis of race, …

(775 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 29, par. 19) Sec. 3. The provisions of this Act also shall apply to all contracts entered into by or on behalf of all independent contractors, subcontractors, and any and all other persons, associations or corporations, providing for or relating to the d…

(775 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 3363) Sec. 3. The blind, persons who have a visual disability, the hearing impaired, persons who are subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, and persons who have other physical disabilities have the same right as the able-bodied to the f…

(775 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 29, par. 24c) Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any war defense contractor, its officers or agents or employees to discriminate against any citizen of the state of Illinois because of race, color, creed, sex, religion, physical or mental disability unrela…

(775 ILCS 25/3) (from Ch. 68, par. 103) Sec. 3. No meeting may be held at any discriminatory club; however, a meeting may be held at any private club that is a fraternal or religious organization normally restrictive in its membership to persons of a specific group, provided that…

(775 ILCS 40/30) Sec. 30. Director and other staff. The Commission shall employ a Director. The Director shall be an attorney licensed to practice in Illinois at the time of appointment and at all times during service as Director. The Director shall assist the Commission in devel…

(775 ILCS 60/30) Sec. 30. Filing claims; enforcement under the Illinois Human Rights Act; State waivers. Claims for violation of this Act may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to limit any enforcement authority available und…

(775 ILCS 35/30) Sec. 30. O'Hare Modernization and South Suburban Airport. Nothing in this Act limits the authority of the City of Chicago to exercise its powers under the O'Hare Modernization Act, or the Department of Transportation to exercise its powers under the Public-Privat…

(775 ILCS 40/35) Sec. 35. Duties. The Commission shall have the following duties and powers: (1) To establish the criteria and screening process to be used to determine which cases shall be accepted for review. (2) To conduct inquiries into claims of torture. (3) To coordinate th…

(775 ILCS 25/4) (from Ch. 68, par. 104) Sec. 4. No official or employee of the State of Illinois may obligate the State to any discriminatory club. The Comptroller shall enforce this Section upon notification from the Department of Human Rights. (Source: P.A. 85-909.)

(775 ILCS 30/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 3364) Sec. 4. Any person or persons, firm or corporation, or the agent of any person or persons, firm or corporation who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of the public facilities enumerated in Section 3 of this Act or otherwi…

(775 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 29, par. 24d) Sec. 4. Upon the filing of a verified complaint, setting out the facts of the alleged discrimination in the office of the Department of Employment Security of the State of Illinois, and the state's attorneys of the respective counties of th…

(775 ILCS 15/4) (from Ch. 29, par. 94) Sec. 4. No financial institution shall accept any letter of credit or any other document which evidences the transfer of funds or of credit which contains any provision which discriminates or appears to discriminate against any person on the…

(775 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 29, par. 20) Sec. 4. No contractor, subcontractor, nor any person on his or her behalf shall, in any manner, discriminate against or intimidate any employee hired for the performance of work for the benefit of the State or for any department, bureau, com…

(775 ILCS 40/40) Sec. 40. Claims of torture; waiver of convicted person's procedural safeguards and privileges; formal inquiry; notification of the crime victim. (a) A claim of torture may be referred to the Commission by any court, person, or agency. The Commission shall not con…

(775 ILCS 40/45) Sec. 45. Commission proceedings. (a) At the completion of a formal inquiry, all relevant evidence shall be presented to the full Commission. As part of its proceedings, the Commission may conduct hearings. The determination as to whether to conduct hearings is so…

(775 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 29, par. 95) Sec. 5. No contract or other agreement entered into or sought to be enforced in this State shall be valid if it contains any provision which discriminates or appears to discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, creed, nati…

(775 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 29, par. 24e) Sec. 5. Any war defense contractor, its officers, agents or employees who shall violate any provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 77-2366.)

(775 ILCS 35/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Demonstrates" means meets the burdens of going forward with the evidence and of persuasion. "Exercise of religion" means an act or refusal to act that is substantially motivated by religious belief, whether or not the religious e…

(775 ILCS 50/5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-670) Sec. 5. Posted notice required. (a) Each of the following businesses and other establishments shall, upon the availability of the model notice described in Section 15 of this Act, post a notice that complies with …

(775 ILCS 60/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. (a) For decades, courts and juries have awarded damages for emotional distress for violations of federal civil rights statutes passed pursuant to Congress's authority under the Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Sect…

(775 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 3365) Sec. 5. It is the policy of this State that persons who are blind, persons who have a visual disability, and persons with other physical disabilities shall be employed in the State Service, the service of the political subdivisions of the …

(775 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 29, par. 21) Sec. 5. Any person, agency, corporation or association who violates any of the provisions of this Act, or who aids, abets, incites or otherwise participates in the violation of any of the provisions, whether the violation or participation th…

(775 ILCS 45/5) Sec. 5. Legislative intent. It is the long-standing policy of this State that no person should suffer unnecessarily from cold or hunger, be deprived of shelter or the basic rights incident to shelter, or be subject to unfair discrimination based on his or her home…

(775 ILCS 40/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: (1) "Claim of torture" means a claim on behalf of a living person convicted of a felony in Illinois asserting that he was tortured into confessing to the crime for which the person was convicted and the tortured confession…

(775 ILCS 40/50) Sec. 50. Post-commission judicial review. (a) If the Commission concludes there is sufficient evidence of torture to merit judicial review, the Chair of the Commission shall request the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County for assignment to a trial jud…

(775 ILCS 40/55) Sec. 55. No right to further review of decision by Commission; convicted person retains right to other postconviction relief. (a) Unless otherwise authorized by this Act, the decisions of the Commission are final and are subject to review as final decisions under…

(775 ILCS 20/6) (from Ch. 29, par. 24f) Sec. 6. A copy of this Act shall be furnished by the Department of Employment Security and shall be prominently displayed by each war defense contractor in its employment office and room where applicants for employment or training are inter…

(775 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 29, par. 22) Sec. 6. Any person who or any agency, corporation or association which shall violate any of the provisions of the foregoing sections, or who or which shall aid, abet, incite or otherwise participate in the violation of any of the said provis…

(775 ILCS 30/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 3366) Sec. 6. Each year, the Governor is authorized and requested to designate and take suitable public notice of White Cane Safety Day and to issue a proclamation in which: (a) he comments upon the significance of the white cane; (b) he calls u…

(775 ILCS 15/6) (from Ch. 29, par. 96) Sec. 6. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid applicat…

(775 ILCS 40/60) Sec. 60. Report. Beginning January 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission shall report on its activities to the General Assembly and the Governor. The report may contain recommendations of any needed legislative chang…

(775 ILCS 40/65) Sec. 65. Appointment period. The initial members of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission shall be appointed not later than 3 months after the effective date of this Act. No claims of torture may be filed with the Commission until a quorum of members…

(775 ILCS 20/7) (from Ch. 29, par. 24g) Sec. 7. Whereas, each day a national defense emergency exists, persons of health, ability and skill are hourly being deprived of training and employment solely because of discrimination of color, race, creed, sex, religion, physical or ment…

(775 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 29, par. 23) Sec. 7. The provisions of this Act shall be printed or otherwise inscribed on the face of each contract to which it shall be applicable, but their absence therefrom shall in no wise prevent or affect the application of the said provisions to…

(775 ILCS 40/70) Sec. 70. Filing of claims. This Act applies to claims of torture filed not later than 10 years after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 99-688, eff. 7-29-16.)

(775 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 29, par. 24) Sec. 8. The invalidity or unconstitutionality of any one or more provisions, parts, or sections of this Act shall not be held or construed to invalidate the whole or any other provision, part, or section thereof, it being intended that this …

(775 ILCS 35/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on July 1, 1998. (Source: P.A. 90-806, eff. 12-2-98.)

(775 ILCS 40/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.)