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1 | AN ACT concerning human rights.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 3-102, 8-111, and 10-102 as follows:
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6 | (775 ILCS 5/3-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 3-102)
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7 | Sec. 3-102. Civil rights violations; real estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | transactions. It
is a civil rights violation for an owner or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | any other person engaging in
a real estate transaction, or for | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | a real estate broker or salesman,
because of unlawful | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | discrimination, familial status, or an arrest record, as | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | defined under subsection (B-5) of Section 1-103, to:
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13 | (A) Transaction. Refuse to engage in a real estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | transaction with
a person or to discriminate in making | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | available such a transaction;
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16 | (B) Terms. Alter the terms, conditions or privileges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | of a real
estate transaction or in the furnishing of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | facilities or services in
connection therewith;
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19 | (C) Offer. Refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | bona fide
offer to engage in a real estate transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | from a person;
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22 | (D) Negotiation. Refuse to negotiate for a real estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | transaction
with a person;
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1 | (E) Representations. Represent to a person that real | ||||||
2 | property is
not available for inspection, sale, rental, or | ||||||
3 | lease when in fact it is
so available, or to fail to bring | ||||||
4 | a property listing to his or her
attention, or to refuse to | ||||||
5 | permit him or her to inspect real property;
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6 | (F) Publication of Intent. Make, print, circulate, | ||||||
7 | post, mail, publish or cause to be made, printed, | ||||||
8 | circulated, posted, mailed, or published any notice, | ||||||
9 | statement, advertisement or sign, or use a form of | ||||||
10 | application for a real estate transaction, or make a | ||||||
11 | record or inquiry in connection with a prospective real | ||||||
12 | estate transaction, that indicates any preference, | ||||||
13 | limitation, or discrimination based on unlawful | ||||||
14 | discrimination or unlawful discrimination based on | ||||||
15 | familial status or an arrest record, or an intention to | ||||||
16 | make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination;
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17 | (G) Listings. Offer, solicit, accept, use or retain a | ||||||
18 | listing of
real property with knowledge that unlawful | ||||||
19 | discrimination or
discrimination on the basis of familial | ||||||
20 | status or an arrest record in a real estate
transaction is | ||||||
21 | intended. | ||||||
22 | (H) Make Unavailable. Otherwise make unavailable or | ||||||
23 | deny a dwelling because of unlawful discrimination, | ||||||
24 | familial status, or an arrest record.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 101-565, eff. 1-1-20 .)
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1 | (775 ILCS 5/8-111) (from Ch. 68, par. 8-111)
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2 | Sec. 8-111. Court Proceedings.
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3 | (A) Civil Actions Commenced in Circuit Court. | ||||||
4 | (1) Venue. Civil actions commenced in a circuit court | ||||||
5 | pursuant to Section 7A-102 or 8B-102 shall be commenced in | ||||||
6 | the circuit court in the county in which the civil rights | ||||||
7 | violation was allegedly committed. | ||||||
8 | (2) If a civil action is commenced in a circuit court, | ||||||
9 | the form of the complaint shall be in accordance with the | ||||||
10 | Code of Civil Procedure. | ||||||
11 | (3) Jury Trial. If a civil action is commenced in a | ||||||
12 | circuit court under Section 7A-102 or 8B-102 , the | ||||||
13 | plaintiff or defendant may demand trial by jury. | ||||||
14 | (4) Remedies. Upon the finding of a civil rights | ||||||
15 | violation, the circuit court or jury may award any of the | ||||||
16 | remedies set forth in Section 8A-104 or 8B-104 . | ||||||
17 | (B) Judicial Review. | ||||||
18 | (1) Any
complainant or respondent may apply for and | ||||||
19 | obtain judicial review of a
final order of the Commission | ||||||
20 | entered under this Act by filing
a petition
for review in | ||||||
21 | the Appellate Court within 35 days from the date that a | ||||||
22 | copy of
the decision sought to be reviewed was served upon | ||||||
23 | the party affected by the
decision.
If a 3-member panel or | ||||||
24 | the full Commission finds that an interlocutory
order | ||||||
25 | involves a question of law as to which there is | ||||||
26 | substantial ground for
difference of opinion and that an |
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1 | immediate appeal from the order may
materially advance the | ||||||
2 | ultimate termination of the litigation, any party may
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3 | petition the Appellate Court for permission to appeal the | ||||||
4 | order. The procedure
for obtaining the required Commission | ||||||
5 | findings and the permission of the
Appellate Court shall | ||||||
6 | be governed by Supreme Court Rule 308, except the
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7 | references to the "trial court" shall be understood as | ||||||
8 | referring to the
Commission.
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9 | (2) In any proceeding brought for judicial review, the
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10 | Commission's findings
of fact shall be sustained unless | ||||||
11 | the
court determines that such findings
are contrary to | ||||||
12 | the manifest weight of the evidence.
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13 | (3) Venue. Proceedings for judicial review shall be | ||||||
14 | commenced in the
appellate court for the district wherein | ||||||
15 | the civil rights violation which is the subject of the | ||||||
16 | Commission's order was
allegedly committed.
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17 | (C) Judicial Enforcement.
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18 | (1) When the Commission, at the instance of
the | ||||||
19 | Department or an aggrieved party, concludes that any | ||||||
20 | person has violated
a valid order of the Commission issued | ||||||
21 | pursuant to this Act, and the violation
and its effects | ||||||
22 | are not promptly corrected, the Commission, through a | ||||||
23 | panel
of 3 members, shall order the Department to commence | ||||||
24 | an action in the name
of the People of the State of | ||||||
25 | Illinois by complaint, alleging the violation,
attaching a | ||||||
26 | copy of the
order of the Commission and praying for the |
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1 | issuance of an order directing
such person, his or her or | ||||||
2 | its officers, agents, servants, successors and
assigns to | ||||||
3 | comply with the order of the Commission.
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4 | (2) An aggrieved party may file a complaint for | ||||||
5 | enforcement of a valid
order of the Commission directly in | ||||||
6 | Circuit Court.
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7 | (3) Upon the commencement of an action filed under
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8 | paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection,
the court shall | ||||||
9 | have jurisdiction
over the proceedings and power to grant | ||||||
10 | or refuse, in whole or in part,
the relief sought or impose | ||||||
11 | such other remedy as the court may deem proper.
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12 | (4) The court may stay an order of the Commission in | ||||||
13 | accordance with the
applicable Supreme Court rules, | ||||||
14 | pending disposition of the proceedings.
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15 | (5) The court may punish for any violation of its | ||||||
16 | order as in the
case of civil contempt.
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17 | (6) Venue. Proceedings for judicial enforcement of a | ||||||
18 | Commission order
shall be commenced in the circuit court | ||||||
19 | in the county wherein the civil
rights violation which is | ||||||
20 | the subject of the Commission's order was committed.
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21 | (D) Limitation. Except as otherwise provided by law, no | ||||||
22 | court of this
state shall have jurisdiction over the subject | ||||||
23 | of an alleged civil rights
violation other than as set forth in | ||||||
24 | this Act.
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25 | (E) This amendatory Act of 1996 applies to causes of | ||||||
26 | action filed on or
after January 1, 1996.
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1 | (F) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory | ||||||
2 | Act of the 95th General Assembly apply to charges or | ||||||
3 | complaints filed with the Department or the Commission on or
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4 | after the effective date of those changes.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 101-661, eff. 4-2-21.)
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6 | (775 ILCS 5/10-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 10-102)
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7 | Sec. 10-102. Court Actions. | ||||||
8 | (A) Circuit Court Actions. | ||||||
9 | (1) An
aggrieved party may commence a civil action in | ||||||
10 | an appropriate Circuit
Court not later than 2 years after | ||||||
11 | the occurrence or the termination of an
alleged civil | ||||||
12 | rights violation or the breach of a conciliation or
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13 | settlement agreement entered into under this Act, | ||||||
14 | whichever occurs last,
to obtain appropriate relief with | ||||||
15 | respect to the alleged civil rights violation
or breach. | ||||||
16 | The plaintiff or defendant may demand trial by jury for | ||||||
17 | civil actions brought under this subsection. Venue for | ||||||
18 | such civil action shall be determined under Section | ||||||
19 | 8-111(A)(1).
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20 | (2) The computation of such 2-year period shall not | ||||||
21 | include any time
during which an administrative proceeding | ||||||
22 | under this Act was pending with
respect to a complaint or | ||||||
23 | charge under this Act based upon the alleged
civil rights | ||||||
24 | violation. This paragraph does not apply to
actions | ||||||
25 | arising from a breach of a conciliation or settlement |
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1 | agreement.
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2 | (3) An aggrieved party may commence a civil action | ||||||
3 | under this
subsection whether or not a charge has been | ||||||
4 | filed under Section 7B-102 and
without regard to the | ||||||
5 | status of any such charge, however, if the Department or
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6 | local agency has obtained a conciliation or settlement | ||||||
7 | agreement with the
consent of an aggrieved party, no | ||||||
8 | action may be filed under this subsection
by such | ||||||
9 | aggrieved party with respect to the alleged civil rights | ||||||
10 | violation
practice which forms the basis for such | ||||||
11 | complaint except for the purpose of
enforcing the terms of | ||||||
12 | such conciliation or settlement agreement.
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13 | (4) An aggrieved party shall not commence a civil | ||||||
14 | action under this
subsection with respect to an alleged | ||||||
15 | civil rights violation which
forms the basis of a | ||||||
16 | complaint issued by the Department if a
hearing officer | ||||||
17 | has commenced a hearing on the record under
Article 3 of | ||||||
18 | this Act with respect to such complaint.
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19 | (B) Appointment of Attorney by Court. Upon application by | ||||||
20 | a person
alleging a civil rights violation or a person against | ||||||
21 | whom
the civil rights violation is alleged, if in the opinion | ||||||
22 | of the court such
person is financially unable to bear the | ||||||
23 | costs of such action, the court may:
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24 | (1) appoint an attorney for such person, any attorney | ||||||
25 | so appointed may
petition for an award of attorneys fees | ||||||
26 | pursuant to subsection (C)(2) of this Section; or
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1 | (2) authorize the commencement or continuation of a | ||||||
2 | civil action under
subsection (A) without the payment of | ||||||
3 | fees, costs, or security.
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4 | (C) Relief which may be granted. | ||||||
5 | (1) In a civil action under
subsection (A) if the | ||||||
6 | court finds that a civil rights violation
has occurred or | ||||||
7 | is about to occur, the court may award to the plaintiff
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8 | actual and punitive damages, and may grant as relief, as | ||||||
9 | the court deems
appropriate, any permanent or preliminary | ||||||
10 | injunction, temporary restraining
order, or other order, | ||||||
11 | including an order enjoining the defendant from
engaging | ||||||
12 | in such civil rights violation or ordering such | ||||||
13 | affirmative action
as may be appropriate.
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14 | (2) In a civil action under subsection (A), the court, | ||||||
15 | in its
discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other | ||||||
16 | than the State of
Illinois, reasonable attorneys fees and | ||||||
17 | costs.
The State of Illinois shall be liable for such fees | ||||||
18 | and costs to the same
extent as a private person.
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19 | (D) Intervention By The Department. The Attorney General | ||||||
20 | of Illinois
may intervene on behalf of the Department if the | ||||||
21 | Department certifies that
the case is of general public | ||||||
22 | importance. Upon such intervention the court
may award such | ||||||
23 | relief as is authorized to be granted to a plaintiff in a
civil | ||||||
24 | action under Section 10-102(C).
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25 | (Source: P.A. 101-661, eff. 4-2-21.)
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26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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1 | becoming law.
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