(815 ILCS 505/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262)
Sec. 2.
Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices,
including but not limited to the use or employment of any deception fraud,
false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation or the concealment,
suppression or omission of any material fact, with intent that others rely
upon the concealment, suppression or omission of such material fact, or the
use or employment of any practice described in Section 2 of the "Uniform
Deceptive Trade Practices Act", approved August 5, 1965, in the conduct of
any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful whether any person has
in fact been misled, deceived or damaged thereby. In construing this
section consideration shall be given to the interpretations of the Federal
Trade Commission and the federal courts relating to Section 5 (a) of the
Federal Trade Commission Act.
(Source: P.A. 78-904.)
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