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91_HB4457
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Human Rights Act by changing
2 Section 3-103.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
6 changing Section 3-103 as follows:
7 (775 ILCS 5/3-103) (from Ch. 68, par. 3-103)
8 Sec. 3-103. Blockbusting.) It is a civil rights
9 violation for any person to:
10 (A) Solicitation. Solicit for sale, lease, listing or
11 purchase any residential real estate within this State, on
12 the grounds of loss of value due to the present or
13 prospective entry into the vicinity of the property involved
14 of any person or persons of any particular race, color,
15 religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital
16 status, familial status or handicap.
17 (B) Statements. Distribute or cause to be distributed,
18 written material or statements designed to induce any owner
19 of residential real estate in this State to sell or lease his
20 or her property because of any present or prospective changes
21 in the race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age,
22 sex, marital status, familial status or handicap of residents
23 in the vicinity of the property involved.
24 (C) Transmitting certain communications. Transmit
25 Creating Alarm. Intentionally create alarm, among residents
26 of any community, by transmitting communications in any
27 manner, including a telephone call whether or not
28 conversation thereby ensues, regarding the sale or attempted
29 sale of property if the communications have the effect of
30 creating concern or alarm regarding with a design to induce
31 any owner of residential real estate in this state to sell or
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1 lease his or her property because of any present or
2 prospective entry into a community the vicinity of the
3 property involved of any person or persons of any particular
4 race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex,
5 marital status, familial status or handicap.
6 (Source: P.A. 86-910.)