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410 ILCS 525/2 (2026)

(a) The General Assembly finds that:         (i) the dangers of hazardous substances pose a     serious threat to the public health and welfare of the citizens of Illinois;         (ii) there exists no unified effort to collect and     analyze information on hazardous substances and their potential health effects;         (iii) the lack of comprehensive information has     caused concern on the part of Illinois citizens and a lack of effective control by the State government;         (iv) it is the obligation of the State government to     inform and protect the citizens of Illinois by developing a comprehensive and integrated data system on hazardous substances and public health

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(410 ILCS 525/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6702)
    Sec. 2. (a) The General Assembly finds that:
        (i) the dangers of hazardous substances pose a
    
serious threat to the public health and welfare of the citizens of Illinois;
        (ii) there exists no unified effort to collect and
    
analyze information on hazardous substances and their potential health effects;
        (iii) the lack of comprehensive information has
    
caused concern on the part of Illinois citizens and a lack of effective control by the State government;
        (iv) it is the obligation of the State government to
    
inform and protect the citizens of Illinois by developing a comprehensive and integrated data system on hazardous substances and public health.
    (b) It is the purpose of this Act to establish a unified Statewide project to collect, compile and correlate information on public health and hazardous substances. Such information is to be used to assist in the determination of public policy and to provide a source of information for the public, except when public disclosure of the information would violate the provisions of subsection (d) of Section 4 concerning confidentiality.
    (c) In particular, the purpose of the collection of cancer incidence information is to:
            (1) monitor incidence trends of cancer to detect
        
potential public health problems, predict risks and assist in investigating cancer clusters;
            (2) more accurately target intervention resources
        
for communities and patients and their families;
            (3) inform health professionals and citizens
        
about risks, early detection and treatment of cancers known to be elevated in their communities; and
            (4) promote high quality research to provide
        
better information for cancer control and to address public concerns and questions about cancer.
(Source: P.A. 90-607, eff. 6-30-98.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1994–2006 · leading case: S. Illinoisan v. Illinois Dep't of Pub. Health, 844 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. 2006).
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S. Illinoisan v. Illinois Dep't of Pub. Health, 844 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. 2006). · cites it 5× “410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i), (a)(ii) (West 1998).”
S. Illinoisan v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 747 N.E.2d 401 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 2× “) 410 ILCS 525/2(b), (c) (West 1998). Also relevant are the Illinois House debates, where Representative Barnes stated: “House Bill 3038 creates the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substance Registry Act and the Illinois Cancer Registry Act, and the purpose of the legislation is…”
May v. Cent. Illinois Pub. Serv. Co., 633 N.E.2d 97 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). · cites it 2× “” (410 ILCS 525/2(a)(iv) (West 1992).) The General Assembly stated that one of the purposes of collecting cancer-incidence information pursuant to the Registry Act is to "inform health professionals and citizens about risks, early detection and treatment of cancers known to be…”
S. Illinoisian v. Illinois Dep't of Health (Ill. 2006). · cites it 4× “410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i), (a)(ii) (West 1998).”
S. Illinoisan v. Dep't of Pub. Health Opinion text corrected (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 2× “) 410 ILCS 525/2(b), (c) (West 1998). Also relevant are the Illinois House debates, where Representative Barnes stated: "*** House Bill 3038 creates the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substance Registry Act and the Illinois Cancer Registry Act, and the purpose of the legislation…”
— 410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i) — 2 cases
S. Illinoisan v. Illinois Dep't of Pub. Health, 844 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. 2006). “410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i), (a)(ii) (West 1998).”
S. Illinoisian v. Illinois Dep't of Health (Ill. 2006). “410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i), (a)(ii) (West 1998).”
— 410 ILCS 525/2(a)(iii) — 2 cases
S. Illinoisan v. Illinois Dep't of Pub. Health, 844 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. 2006). “410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i), (a)(ii) (West 1998).”
S. Illinoisian v. Illinois Dep't of Health (Ill. 2006). “410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i), (a)(ii) (West 1998).”
— 410 ILCS 525/2(a)(iv) — 3 cases
S. Illinoisan v. Illinois Dep't of Pub. Health, 844 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. 2006). “410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i), (a)(ii) (West 1998).”
May v. Cent. Illinois Pub. Serv. Co., 633 N.E.2d 97 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “” (410 ILCS 525/2(a)(iv) (West 1992).) The General Assembly stated that one of the purposes of collecting cancer-incidence information pursuant to the Registry Act is to "inform health professionals and citizens about risks, early detection and treatment of cancers known to be…”
S. Illinoisian v. Illinois Dep't of Health (Ill. 2006). “410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i), (a)(ii) (West 1998).”
— 410 ILCS 525/2(b) — 4 cases
S. Illinoisan v. Illinois Dep't of Pub. Health, 844 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. 2006). “410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i), (a)(ii) (West 1998).”
S. Illinoisan v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 747 N.E.2d 401 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “) 410 ILCS 525/2(b), (c) (West 1998). Also relevant are the Illinois House debates, where Representative Barnes stated: “House Bill 3038 creates the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substance Registry Act and the Illinois Cancer Registry Act, and the purpose of the legislation is…”
S. Illinoisan v. Dep't of Pub. Health Opinion text corrected (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “) 410 ILCS 525/2(b), (c) (West 1998). Also relevant are the Illinois House debates, where Representative Barnes stated: "*** House Bill 3038 creates the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substance Registry Act and the Illinois Cancer Registry Act, and the purpose of the legislation…”
S. Illinoisian v. Illinois Dep't of Health (Ill. 2006). “410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i), (a)(ii) (West 1998).”
— 410 ILCS 525/2(c)(3) — 1 case
May v. Cent. Illinois Pub. Serv. Co., 633 N.E.2d 97 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “” (410 ILCS 525/2(a)(iv) (West 1992).) The General Assembly stated that one of the purposes of collecting cancer-incidence information pursuant to the Registry Act is to "inform health professionals and citizens about risks, early detection and treatment of cancers known to be…”
— 410 ILCS 525/2(h) — 1 case
S. Illinoisan v. Illinois Dep't of Pub. Health, 844 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. 2006). “410 ILCS 525/2(a)(i), (a)(ii) (West 1998).”
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