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5 ILCS 315/1 (2026)

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Public Labor Relations Act"

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(5 ILCS 315/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 1601)
    Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Public Labor Relations Act".
(Source: P.A. 83-1012.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 217 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: City of Belvidere v. Illinois State Labor Relations Bd., 692 N.E.2d 295 (Ill. 1998).
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City of Belvidere v. Illinois State Labor Relations Bd., 692 N.E.2d 295 (Ill. 1998). · cites it 4× “ANALYSIS The issue in this appeal is whether the City's refusal to engage in collective bargaining with the union over the City's decision to contract out paramedic services to a private ambulance company amounted to an unfair labor practice in violation of the Illinois Public…”
Off. of the Cook Cnty. State's Attorney v. Illinois Local Labor Relations Bd., 652 N.E.2d 301 (Ill. 1995). · cites it 6× “Before this court, the office of the Cook County State's Attorney raises two principal arguments in support of the contention that, as a matter of law, assistant State's Attorneys are not covered by the provisions of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 through…”
Zander v. Carlson, 2020 IL 125691 (Ill. 2020). · cites it 3× “The FOP is a labor union organized pursuant to the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (Act) (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq. (West 2018)). It represents thousands of public safety and criminal justice employees with collective bargaining rights under the Act, and it represented Zander…”
Am. Fed'n of State v. Illinois State Labor Relations Bd., 775 N.E.2d 1029 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 6× “on of the court: This case is on appeal from an order of the Illinois State Labor Relations Board (the Board), issued on June 15, 2000, in which the Board decided that all of the assistant appellate defenders employed by the State of Illinois Office of the State Appellate…”
Emerald Casino, Inc. v. Illinois Gaming Bd., 803 N.E.2d 914 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 2× “2d 301 (1995), the court set aside the exhaustion rule where the anticipated interpretation of the Public Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq. (West 1992)) by the Labor Relations Board would place assistant State's Attorneys within the board's authority to regulate.”
Brandon v. Bonell, 858 N.E.2d 465 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “In 1972, the legislature enacted the State Lawsuit Immunity Act (745 ILCS 5/1 (West 2004)), which states that the State of Illinois shall not be made a party or defendant in any court, except as provided by the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq. (West…”
Fritz v. Johnston, 807 N.E.2d 461 (Ill. 2004). “Section 1 of the Immunity Act (745 ILCS 5/1 (West 1998)) provides that “the State of Illinois shall not be made a defendant or party in any court” except as provided by the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq. (West 1998)) or the Court of Claims Act (705…”
Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council v. Illinois Local Labor Relations Bd., 745 N.E.2d 647 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 2× “JUSTICE WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court: The heretofore undecided question in this case is whether the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq. (West 1998)) permits three separate unions to jointly represent a single group of City of Chicago public…”
Chief Judge of 16th Jud. Cir. v. State Labor R. Bd., 687 N.E.2d 795 (Ill. 1997). · cites it 2× “Justice NICKELS delivered the opinion of the court: In these consolidated appeals, we decide whether Kane County assistant public defenders are considered "managerial employees" within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (the Act) (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq. (West…”
Hadley v. Dep't of Corr., 840 N.E.2d 748 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “Laws 3446 -47)), which provides, "the State of Illinois shall not be made a defendant or party in any court" except as provided in the Court of Claims Act (705 ILCS 505/1 through 29 (West 2004)) or the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 through 27 (West 2004)).…”
The Vill. of Bartonville v. Lopez, 2017 IL 120643 (Ill. 2017). “Defendants relied on the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq. (West 2014)), as well as the Uniform Arbitration Act (710 ILCS 5/1 et seq.”
Rock Island Cnty. Sheriff Michael Grchan v. Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees, 791 N.E.2d 57 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 3× “The issue at this stage of the dispute is whether the collective bargaining agreement and the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq. (West 1992)) require arbitration of the grievance.”
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