(740 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 29, par. 61)
Sec. 1.
With respect to contracts or agreements, either public or private, for
the construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of a building,
structure, highway bridge, viaducts or other work dealing with
construction, or for any moving, demolition or excavation connected
therewith, every covenant, promise or agreement to indemnify or hold
harmless another person from that person's own negligence is void as
against public policy and wholly unenforceable.
(Source: P.A. 77-1629.)
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