775 ILCS 10/1

(775 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 29, par. 17)

Sec. 1. (a) No person shall be refused or denied employment in any capacity on the ground of unlawful discrimination, as that term is defined in the Illinois Human Rights Act, nor be subjected to unlawful discrimination in any manner, in connection with the contracting for or the performance of any work or service of any kind, by, for, on behalf of, or for the benefit of this State, or of any department, bureau, commission, board, or other political subdivision or agency thereof.

(b) The Illinois Human Rights Act applies to all contracts identified in subsection (a).

(Source: P.A. 81-1216.)