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740 ILCS 23/1 (2026)

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(740 ILCS 23/1)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003.
(Source: P.A. 93-425, eff. 1-1-04.)

    
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Cited in 21 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: Illinois Native Am. Bar Ass'n v. Univ. of Illinois, 856 N.E.2d 460 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2006).
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Illinois Native Am. Bar Ass'n v. Univ. of Illinois, 856 N.E.2d 460 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2006). · cites it 2× “The plaintiffs' amended complaint purports to state a claim against the University of Illinois (University) and its board of trustees for a violation of the Illinois Civil Rights Act (Civil Rights Act) (740 ILCS 23/1, et seq. (West 2004)). Specifically, the plaintiffs assert…”
McQueen v. City of Chicago, 803 F. Supp. 2d 892 (N.D. Ill. 2011). “(“IHRA”), and the Illinois Civil Rights Act, 740 ILCS 23/1 et seq. (“ICRA”). The individual Defendants are James Maurer, former Managing Deputy Commissioner of Security and Public Safety for the DOA; Joseph O’Conner and Bill Lonergran, both Assistants to the Deputy Commissioner…”
Thorncreek Apts. III, LLC v. Vill. of Park Forest, 970 F. Supp. 2d 828 (N.D. Ill. 2013). “§ 1986 ; and violated the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003 (“ICRA”), 740 ILCS 23/1 et seq. Doc. 17 at ¶¶ 127-144, 184-203, 208-212.”
Baruxen v. Hacker, 2025 IL App (5th) 240701, 263 N.E.3d 95. “Plaintiffs sought relief in excess of $50,000, certification of the putative class, preliminary and permanent injunctions preventing the defendants from charging more than statutorily authorized, and attorney fees and costs under the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003 (Civil…”
Lavery v. Dep't of Fin. & Prof'l Reg., 2023 IL App (1st) 220900. “The plaintiffs in Grey sued under the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003 (Civil Rights Act) (740 ILCS 23/1 et seq. (West 2010)) for injunctive and declaratory relief aimed at stopping the registrar of vital records from refusing to issue new birth certificates to certain…”
Ahad v. S. Illinois Sch. of Med., No. 3:15-cv-03308 (C.D. Ill. Dec. 27, 2021). · cites it 2× “, and the Illinois Civil Rights Act, 740 ILCS 23/1 et seq. On September 29, 2017, the Court conditionally certified Plaintiff’s action as a collective action under 29 U.”
Cary v. Ne. Illinois Reg'l Commuter R.R. Corp, No. 1:19-cv-03014, 2020 WL 1330654 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 22, 2020). “, the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003, 740 ILCS 23/1 et. seq., the Illinois Whistleblower Act, 740 ILCS 174 et.”
Smith v. Evans, No. 1:19-cv-01539 (N.D. Ill. July 20, 2020). “§§ 1981 , 1983, and 1985; the Illinois Civil Rights Act (“ICRA”), 740 ILCS 23/1 et seq.; the Illinois Probation Act, 730 ILCS 110/13; state contract law; and Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.”
Nelson v. Pace Suburban Bus, No. 1:17-cv-07697 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 9, 2020). “); and the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003 (740 ILCS 23/1 et seq.). 2d Am. Compl. ¶ 4.”
Smith v. Evans, No. 1:18-cv-08075 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 9, 2021). “, retaliation under the Illinois Civil Rights Act (“ICRA”), 740 ILCS 23/1 et seq., and common law defamation.”
Smith v. Bd. of Educ. for Waukegan Pub. Sch. Dist. 60, No. 1:20-cv-03069, 2021 WL 4459529 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 29, 2021). “Illinois Civil Rights Act (Count VI) In Count VI, Smith asserts claims pursuant to the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003 (“ICRA”), 740 ILCS 23/1 et seq., alleging that Defendants violated the statue’s prohibition against racial discrimination by local governments.”
Cary v. Ne. Illinois Reg'l Commuter R.R. Corp, No. 1:19-cv-03014 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 23, 2021). “; the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003, 740 ILCS 23/1 et. seq., the Illinois Whistleblower Act, 740 ILCS 174 et.”
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