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775 ILCS 5/3-101 (2026)

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(775 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 3-101)
    Sec. 3-101. Definitions. The following definitions are applicable strictly in the context of this Article:
    (A) Real Property. "Real property" includes buildings, structures, real estate, lands, tenements, leaseholds, interests in real estate cooperatives, condominiums, and hereditaments, corporeal and incorporeal, or any interest therein.
    (B) Real Estate Transaction. "Real estate transaction" includes the sale, exchange, rental or lease of real property, or any act that otherwise makes available such a transaction or alters a person's rights to real property. "Real estate transaction" also includes the brokering or appraising of residential real property and the making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:
        (1) for purchasing, constructing, improving,
    
repairing or maintaining a dwelling; or
        (2) secured by residential real estate.
    (C) Housing Accommodations. "Housing accommodation" includes any improved or unimproved real property, or part thereof, which is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as the home or residence of one or more individuals.
    (D) Real Estate Broker or Salesman. "Real estate broker or salesman" means a person, whether licensed or not, who, for or with the expectation of receiving a consideration, lists, sells, purchases, exchanges, rents, or leases real property, or who negotiates or attempts to negotiate any of these activities, or who holds oneself out as engaged in these.
    (E) Familial Status. "Familial status" means one or more individuals (who have not attained the age of 18 years) being domiciled with:
        (1) a parent or person having legal custody of such
    
individual or individuals; or
        (2) the designee of such parent or other person
    
having such custody, with the written permission of such parent or other person.
    The protections afforded by this Article against discrimination on the basis of familial status apply to any person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal custody of any individual who has not attained the age of 18 years.
    (F) Conciliation. "Conciliation" means the attempted resolution of issues raised by a charge, or by the investigation of such charge, through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved party, the respondent and the Department.
    (G) Conciliation Agreement. "Conciliation agreement" means a written agreement setting forth the resolution of the issues in conciliation.
    (H) Covered Multifamily Dwellings. As used in Section 3-102.1, "covered multifamily dwellings" means:
        (1) buildings consisting of 4 or more units if such
    
buildings have one or more elevators; and
        (2) ground floor units in other buildings consisting
    
of 4 or more units.
    (I) Immigration Status. "Immigration status" means a person's actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status.
(Source: P.A. 103-232, eff. 1-1-24; 103-859, eff. 1-1-25.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2017 IL 120763 (Ill. 2017).
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People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2017 IL 120763 (Ill. 2017). · cites it 8× “According to the complaint, defendants engaged in "real estate transactions" as defined by section 3-101(B) of the Act ( 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B) (West 2010)) by claiming to negotiate loan modifications and short sales on behalf of their clients.”
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2016 IL App (1st) 143592 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “” 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B), (D) (West 2010). ¶ 18 Because we are limiting our review to the certified question, we discuss only the parties’ arguments on appeal that are relevant to the certified question.”
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2016 IL App (1st) 143592 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “” 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B), (D) (West 2010). ¶ 18 Because we are limiting our review to the certified question, we discuss only the parties’ arguments on appeal that are relevant to the certified question.”
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2017 IL 120763 (Ill. 2018). · cites it 8× “According to the complaint, defendants engaged in “real estate transactions” as defined by section 3-101(B) of the Act (775 ILCS 5/3-101(B) (West 2010)) by claiming to negotiate loan modifications and short sales on behalf of their clients.”
Jankovic v. Illinois Human Rights Comm'n, 2020 IL App (1st) 190052-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “The complaint claimed the landlord violated federal housing law and the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) (775 ILCS 5/3-101 et seq. (West 2014)) by failing to reasonably accommodate Jankovic’s mental disabilities.”
K D Grp. Enter., LLC v. Vill. of Oak Park, 2025 IL App (1st) 240862-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “¶ 10 In its ruling, the circuit court noted that, in each count of the complaint, plaintiff alleged that the Village discriminated against its business regarding a real estate transaction for the subject property under sections 3-102 and 3-101(B) of the Human Rights Act (775…”
— 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B) — 5 cases
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2017 IL 120763 (Ill. 2017). “According to the complaint, defendants engaged in "real estate transactions" as defined by section 3-101(B) of the Act ( 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B) (West 2010)) by claiming to negotiate loan modifications and short sales on behalf of their clients.”
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2016 IL App (1st) 143592 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B), (D) (West 2010). ¶ 18 Because we are limiting our review to the certified question, we discuss only the parties’ arguments on appeal that are relevant to the certified question.”
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2016 IL App (1st) 143592 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B), (D) (West 2010). ¶ 18 Because we are limiting our review to the certified question, we discuss only the parties’ arguments on appeal that are relevant to the certified question.”
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2017 IL 120763 (Ill. 2018). “According to the complaint, defendants engaged in “real estate transactions” as defined by section 3-101(B) of the Act (775 ILCS 5/3-101(B) (West 2010)) by claiming to negotiate loan modifications and short sales on behalf of their clients.”
K D Grp. Enter., LLC v. Vill. of Oak Park, 2025 IL App (1st) 240862-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “¶ 10 In its ruling, the circuit court noted that, in each count of the complaint, plaintiff alleged that the Village discriminated against its business regarding a real estate transaction for the subject property under sections 3-102 and 3-101(B) of the Human Rights Act (775…”
— 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B)(1) — 4 cases
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2017 IL 120763 (Ill. 2017). “According to the complaint, defendants engaged in "real estate transactions" as defined by section 3-101(B) of the Act ( 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B) (West 2010)) by claiming to negotiate loan modifications and short sales on behalf of their clients.”
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2016 IL App (1st) 143592 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B), (D) (West 2010). ¶ 18 Because we are limiting our review to the certified question, we discuss only the parties’ arguments on appeal that are relevant to the certified question.”
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2016 IL App (1st) 143592 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B), (D) (West 2010). ¶ 18 Because we are limiting our review to the certified question, we discuss only the parties’ arguments on appeal that are relevant to the certified question.”
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2017 IL 120763 (Ill. 2018). “According to the complaint, defendants engaged in “real estate transactions” as defined by section 3-101(B) of the Act (775 ILCS 5/3-101(B) (West 2010)) by claiming to negotiate loan modifications and short sales on behalf of their clients.”
— 775 ILCS 5/3-101(D) — 2 cases
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2017 IL 120763 (Ill. 2017). “According to the complaint, defendants engaged in "real estate transactions" as defined by section 3-101(B) of the Act ( 775 ILCS 5/3-101(B) (West 2010)) by claiming to negotiate loan modifications and short sales on behalf of their clients.”
People ex rel. Madigan v. Wildermuth, 2017 IL 120763 (Ill. 2018). “According to the complaint, defendants engaged in “real estate transactions” as defined by section 3-101(B) of the Act (775 ILCS 5/3-101(B) (West 2010)) by claiming to negotiate loan modifications and short sales on behalf of their clients.”
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