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Illinois Human Rights Act
http://www.state.il.us/dhr/Rule_Reg/Rules-p1.htm
Law Library of Congress: Illinois
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/us-il.html
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(720 ILCS 630/) Guide Dog Access Act.
Sec. 1. When a blind, hearing impaired or physically handicapped person or a person who is subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders is accompanied by a dog which serves as a guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response dog for such person or when a trainer of a guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response dog is accompanied by a guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response dog or a dog that is being trained to be a guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response dog, neither the person nor the dog shall be denied the right of entry and use of facilities of any public place of accommodation as defined in Section 5-101 of the "Illinois Human Rights Act", if such dog is wearing a harness and such person presents credentials for inspection issued by a school for training guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response dogs. Any violation of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 92-187, eff. 1-1-02; 93-532, eff. 1-1-04.)
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1953&ChapAct=720%26...
(730 ILCS 5/3?12?16) Helping Paws Service Dog Program.
Sec. 3-12-16. Helping Paws Service Dog Program. (a) In this Section: "Disabled person" means a person who suffers from a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. "Program" means the Helping Paws Service Dog Program created by this Section. "Service dog" means a dog trained in obedience and task skills to meet the needs of a disabled person. "Animal care professional" means a person certified to work in animal care related services, such as grooming, kenneling, and any other related fields. "Service dog professional" means a person certified to train service dogs by an agency, organization, or school approved by the Department.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs4.asp?DocName=073000050HCh%2E+I...
(740 ILCS 13/) Assistance Animal Damages Act.
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: Blind person" means a person who has vision of 20/200 or less with the best correction or has a visual field of 20 degrees or less. "Guide dog" means a dog that is trained to lead or guide a blind person. "Deaf person" means a person whose hearing disability precludes successful processing of linguistic information through audition with or without a hearing aid. "Hearing ear dog" means a dog that is trained to assist a deaf person. "Assistance animal" means any animal trained to assist a physically impaired person in one or more daily life activities, including but not limited to: (1) guide dogs; (2) hearing ear dogs; (3) an animal trained to pull a wheelchair; (4) an animal trained to fetch dropped items; and (5) an animal trained to perform balance work. "Daily life activity" includes but is not limited to: (1) self?care; (2) ambulation; (3) communication; (4) transportation; or (5) employment. "Physically impaired person" means any person who is permanently physically impaired, whose physical impairment limits one or more of daily life activities and who has a record of impairment and is regarded by health care practitioners as having such an impairment, requiring the use of an assistance animal including but not limited to blindness, deafness and complete or partial paralysis. Sec. 10. [Damages recoverable for harm or theft of assistance animal.]
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2021&ChapAct=740%26...
(775 ILCS 30/) White Cane Law.
Sec. 3. The blind, the visually handicapped, the hearing impaired, persons who are subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, and the otherwise physically disabled have the same right as the able-bodied to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities and other public places...[as well as] full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, street cars, boats or any other public conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging places, places of public accommodation, amusement or resort and other places to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons....[Each disabled disabled person or trainer] shall have the right to be accompanied by a support dog or guide dog especially trained for the purpose, or a dog that is being trained to be a support dog, guide dog, seizure-alert dog, seizure-response dog, or hearing dog, in any of the places listed in this Section without being required to pay an extra charge for [the dog]; provided that he shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by such dog. ~~Sec. 4. Any person or persons, firm or corporation, or the agent of any person or persons, firm or corporation who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of the public facilities enumerated in Section 3 of this Act or otherwise interferes with the rights of a totally or partially blind or otherwise disabled person under Section 3 of this Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. ~~Section 5 [state employment]. ~~Section 6 [White Cane Day]
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2271&ChapAct=775%26...
Attorney General's SD FAQ
http://www.ag.state.il.us/rights/servanimals.html
Disability contacts in state government
Look near the bottom, under "Disability Rights Bureau Contact Information".
http://www.ag.state.il.us/rights/disabilityrights.html
Full Text of HB0045
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. With respect to real estate transactions, prohibits discrimination on the basis of source of income. In provisions making it is a civil rights violation for an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or for a real estate broker or salesman, because of unlawful discrimination or familial status or source of income, to engage in certain activities, provides that those provisions do not: (i) require a housing authority or housing development project in which 25% or more of the units are owned by a housing authority or subject to a leasing agreement, regulatory and operating agreement, or other similar instrument with a housing authority to lease or rent another unit of that same housing development project to an existing or prospective tenant who is receiving subsidies, payment assistance, contributions, or vouchers under or in connection with the federal Housing Choice Voucher program for payment of part or all of the rent for the unit; (ii) require or prevent, with specified exceptions, any person whose property is located in a municipality with fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants and is in a concentrated census tract where 3% of the total housing stock in that census tract is occupied by tenants relying on subsidies, payment assistance, contributions, or vouchers under or in connection with the federal Housing Choice Voucher program for payment of part of the rent for the unit to lease or rent a unit to a prospective tenant who is relying on such a subsidy, payment assistance, contribution, or voucher for payment of part or all of the rent for the unit (the housing authority shall determine which census tracts within its service area meet the concentrated census tract exemption requirements and annually deliver that information to the municipalities within its jurisdiction); or (iii) prevent an owner or agent from taking into consideration factors other than lawful source of income such as credit history,
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=50&GA=94...
Full Text of HB0685
Amends the Public Accommodations Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. In the definition of "place of public accommodation", deletes the existing examples and inserts language listing private entities that are considered public accommodations for purposes of the Article if the operations of the entities affect commerce. Provides that it is a civil rights violation to deny or refuse full and equal enjoyment of goods of any place of public accommodation. Refers to "disability" (rather than "handicap") in some parts of the Act. Tabled.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=50&GA=94...
Full Text of HB1000
Amends the Public Accommodations Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. In the definition of "place of public accommodation", deletes the existing examples and inserts language listing facilities that are considered public accommodations for purposes of the Article. Provides that it is a civil rights violation to deny or refuse full and equal enjoyment of goods of any place of public accommodation. Refers to "disability" (rather than "handicap") in some parts of the Act.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=50&GA=94...
Full Text of HB3741
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Removes language added by Public Act 93-1078 providing that discrimination against a person because of sexual orientation constitutes unlawful discrimination and making it a civil rights violation to engage in blockbusting in real estate because of the present or prospective entry of persons with a particular sexual orientation into the vicinity.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=50&GA=94...
Full Text of SB0167
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. With respect to real estate transactions, prohibits discrimination on the basis of source of income. In provisions prohibiting an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or a real estate broker or salesman, because of unlawful discrimination, familial status, or source of income, from engaging in certain activities, provides that those provisions do not: (i) require a housing authority or housing development project in which 25% or more of the units are owned by a housing authority or subject to a leasing agreement, regulatory and operating agreement, or other similar instrument with a housing authority to lease or rent another unit of that same housing development project to an existing or prospective tenant who is receiving subsidies, payment assistance, contributions, or vouchers under or in connection with the federal Housing Choice Voucher program for payment of part or all of the rent for the unit; (ii) require or prevent, with specified exceptions, any person whose property is located in a municipality with fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants and is in a concentrated census tract where 3% of the total housing stock is occupied by tenants relying on subsidies, payment assistance, contributions, or vouchers under or in connection with the federal Housing Choice Voucher program for payment of part of the rent for the unit to lease or rent a unit to a prospective tenant who is relying on such a subsidy, payment assistance, contribution, or voucher for payment of part or all of the rent for the unit; or (iii) prevent an owner or agent from taking into consideration factors other than lawful source of income, such as credit history, criminal history, or references. Effective immediately.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=50&GA=94...
Full Text of SB1238
Amends the White Cane Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the rights of the blind and others. Should be decided by 12-31-05
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=50&GA=94...
Full Text of SB1242
Amends the White Cane Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the rights of the blind and others.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=50&GA=94...
PART 1150 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/004/00401150sections.html
PART 2300 HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/071/07102300sections.html
SERVICE ANIMALS: A Guide for Illinois Businesses and other Public Accommodations
from the IL AG's office
http://www.ag.state.il.us/rights/servanimals.html
http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/rights/servanimals.html
SERVICE ANIMALS: A Guide for Illinois Businesses and other Public Accommodations (PDF version)
http://www.ag.state.il.us/publications/pdf/servanimals.pdf