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740 ILCS 10/4 (2026)

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:     "Trade or commerce" includes all economic activity involving or relating to any commodity or service

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(740 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 60-4)
    Sec. 4. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
    "Trade or commerce" includes all economic activity involving or relating to any commodity or service.
    "Commodity" shall mean any kind of real or personal property.
    "Service" shall mean any activity, not covered by the definition of "commodity," which is performed in whole or in part for the purpose of financial gain.
    "Service" shall not be deemed to include labor which is performed by natural persons as employees of others.
    "Person" shall mean any natural person, or any corporation, partnership, or association of persons.
(Source: P.A. 83-516.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2024 · leading case: State ex rel. Raoul v. Elite Staffing, Inc., 2024 IL 128763 (Ill. 2024).
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State ex rel. Raoul v. Elite Staffing, Inc., 2024 IL 128763 (Ill. 2024). · cites it 4× “Whether the definition of ‘Service’ under Section 4 of the Illinois Antitrust Act, 740 ILCS 10/4, which states that Service ‘shall not be deemed to include labor which is performed by natural persons as employees of others,’ applies to the Illinois Antitrust Act as a whole and…”
State of Illinois v. Elite Staffing, Inc., 2022 IL App (1st) 210840 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “¶ 10 We begin with the first certified question: “Whether the definition of ‘Service’ under Section 4 of the Illinois Antitrust Act, 740 ILCS 10/4, which states that Service ‘shall not be deemed to include labor which is performed by natural persons as employees of others,’…”
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