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5 ILCS 420/1-101 (2026)

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Governmental Ethics Act

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(5 ILCS 420/1-101) (from Ch. 127, par. 601-101)
    Sec. 1-101. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Governmental Ethics Act."
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3401.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2021 · leading case: Hacker v. Halley, 2021 IL App (2d) 210050 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021).
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Hacker v. Halley, 2021 IL App (2d) 210050 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “Each nominated candidate must also file with the township clerk a receipt from the county clerk showing he or she filed a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (Ethics Act) (5 ILCS 420/1-101 et seq. (West 2020)). 60 ILCS 1/45-30…”
Crudup v. Sims, 686 N.E.2d 714 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “The purpose of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (Ethics Act) (5 ILCS 420/1-101 et seq. (West 1994)) is to instill in the public trust and confidence in government and its officials by preventing conflicts of interest.”
Rottman v. Ill. State Officers Electoral Bd., 2018 IL App (1st) 180234 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “¶ 10 The parties dispute whether Drury met the following requirement in the Election Code: "Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid if the candidate named therein fails to file a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act…”
Rottman v. State, 2018 IL App (1st) 180234 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “¶ 10 The parties dispute whether Drury met the following requirement in the Election Code: “Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid if the candidate named therein fails to file a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act…”
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