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775 ILCS 5/7-101 (2026)

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(775 ILCS 5/7-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 7-101)
    Sec. 7-101. Powers and duties. In addition to other powers and duties prescribed in this Act, the Department shall have the following powers:
    (A) Rules and Regulations. To adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
    (B) Charges. To issue, receive, investigate, conciliate, settle, and dismiss charges filed in conformity with this Act.
    (C) Compulsory Process. To request subpoenas as it deems necessary for its investigations.
    (D) Complaints. To file complaints with the Commission in conformity with this Act and to intervene in complaints pending before the Commission filed under Article 2, 4, 5, 5A, or 6.
    (E) Judicial Enforcement. To seek temporary relief and to enforce orders of the Commission in conformity with this Act.
    (F) Equal Employment Opportunities. To take such action as may be authorized to provide for equal employment opportunities and affirmative action.
    (G) Recruitment; Research; Public Communication; Advisory Councils. To engage in such recruitment, research and public communication and create such advisory councils as may be authorized to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
    (H) Coordination with other Agencies. To coordinate its activities with federal, state, and local agencies in conformity with this Act.
    (I) Grants; Private Gifts.
        (1) To accept public grants and private gifts as may
    
be authorized.
        (2) To design grant programs and award grants to
    
eligible recipients.
    (J) Education and Training. To implement a formal and unbiased program of education and training for all employees assigned to investigate and conciliate charges under Articles 7A and 7B. The training program shall include the following:
        (1) substantive and procedural aspects of the
    
investigation and conciliation positions;
        (2) current issues in human rights law and practice;
        (3) lectures by specialists in substantive areas
    
related to human rights matters;
        (4) orientation to each operational unit of the
    
Department and Commission;
        (5) observation of experienced Department
    
investigators and attorneys conducting conciliation conferences, combined with the opportunity to discuss evidence presented and rulings made;
        (6) the use of hypothetical cases requiring the
    
Department investigator and conciliation conference attorney to issue judgments as a means to evaluating knowledge and writing ability;
        (7) writing skills;
        (8) computer skills, including but not limited to
    
word processing and document management.
    A formal, unbiased and ongoing professional development program including, but not limited to, the above-noted areas shall be implemented to keep Department investigators and attorneys informed of recent developments and issues and to assist them in maintaining and enhancing their professional competence.
    (K) Hotlines. To establish and maintain hotlines and helplines to aid in effectuating the purposes of this Act including the confidential reporting of discrimination, harassment, and bias incidents. All communications received or sent via the hotlines and helplines are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23; 103-335, eff. 1-1-24; 103-859, eff. 1-1-25.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: Pacourek v. Inland Steel Co., 858 F. Supp. 1393 (N.D. Ill. 1994).
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Pacourek v. Inland Steel Co., 858 F. Supp. 1393 (N.D. Ill. 1994). “Indeed, in the Complaint plaintiff pleads only that she filed a charge directly with the EEOC, and accordingly invokes the 180-day statute of limitations.”
Bello v. Vill. of Skokie, 151 F. Supp. 3d 849 (N.D. Ill. 2015). “775 ILCS 5/7-101(B). And in any event, the Court is unaware of any rule of law that "states that only one administrative body may be said to administer a statute, and Bello cites no case that supports this proposition.”
Archambeau v. Fertility Centers of Illinois, 2025 IL App (1st) 231452 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “775 ILCS 5/7-101(B), 775 ILCS 5/7-101(D), 775 ILCS 5/7A-102 (West 2016) (outlining procedures for charges brought pursuant to article 2 of the Act).”
Metzler v.Katherine Shaw Bethea Hosp., 2017 IL App (2d) 170001 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “See 775 ILCS 5/7-101 et seq. (West 2014). If the Director determines that there is substantial evidence, the Director may file a complaint with the Illinois Human Rights Commission (Commission), which will then settle or adjudicate the claim.”
Metzler v.Katherine Shaw Bethea Hosp., 2017 IL App (2d) 170001 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “If the Director determines that there is substantial evidence, the Director may file a complaint with the Illinois Human Rights Commission (Commission), which will then settle or adjudicate the claim.”
Archambeau v. Fertility Centers of Illinois, 2025 IL App (1st) 231452-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “775 ILCS 5/7-101(B), 775 ILCS 5/7-101(D), 775 ILCS 5/7A-102 (West 2016) (outlining procedures for charges brought pursuant to article 2 of the Act).”
Rumbolt v. Human Rights Comm'n, 2020 IL App (1st) 191997-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “An “employer” also includes “[a]ny party to a public contract without regard to the number of employees.” 775 ILCS 5/2-101(B)(1)(d) (West 2016).”
— 775 ILCS 5/7-101(B) — 4 cases
Bello v. Vill. of Skokie, 151 F. Supp. 3d 849 (N.D. Ill. 2015). “775 ILCS 5/7-101(B). And in any event, the Court is unaware of any rule of law that "states that only one administrative body may be said to administer a statute, and Bello cites no case that supports this proposition.”
Archambeau v. Fertility Centers of Illinois, 2025 IL App (1st) 231452 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “775 ILCS 5/7-101(B), 775 ILCS 5/7-101(D), 775 ILCS 5/7A-102 (West 2016) (outlining procedures for charges brought pursuant to article 2 of the Act).”
Rumbolt v. Human Rights Comm'n, 2020 IL App (1st) 191997-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “An “employer” also includes “[a]ny party to a public contract without regard to the number of employees.” 775 ILCS 5/2-101(B)(1)(d) (West 2016).”
Archambeau v. Fertility Centers of Illinois, 2025 IL App (1st) 231452-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “775 ILCS 5/7-101(B), 775 ILCS 5/7-101(D), 775 ILCS 5/7A-102 (West 2016) (outlining procedures for charges brought pursuant to article 2 of the Act).”
— 775 ILCS 5/7-101(D) — 2 cases
Archambeau v. Fertility Centers of Illinois, 2025 IL App (1st) 231452 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “775 ILCS 5/7-101(B), 775 ILCS 5/7-101(D), 775 ILCS 5/7A-102 (West 2016) (outlining procedures for charges brought pursuant to article 2 of the Act).”
Archambeau v. Fertility Centers of Illinois, 2025 IL App (1st) 231452-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “775 ILCS 5/7-101(B), 775 ILCS 5/7-101(D), 775 ILCS 5/7A-102 (West 2016) (outlining procedures for charges brought pursuant to article 2 of the Act).”
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