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775 ILCS 5/8-102 (2026)

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(775 ILCS 5/8-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 8-102)
    Sec. 8-102. Powers and duties. In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed in this Act, the Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
        (A) Meetings. To meet and function at any place
    
within the State.
        (B) Offices. To establish and maintain offices in
    
Springfield and Chicago.
        (C) Employees. To select and fix the compensation of
    
such technical advisors and employees as it may deem necessary pursuant to the provisions of the Personnel Code.
        (D) Hearing Officers. To select and fix the
    
compensation of hearing officers who shall be attorneys duly licensed to practice law in this State and full-time employees of the Commission.
        A formal and unbiased training program for hearing
    
officers shall be implemented. The training program shall include the following:
            (1) substantive and procedural aspects of the
        
hearing officer position;
            (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 hearing officers
        
conducting hearings of cases, combined with the opportunity to discuss evidence presented and rulings made;
            (6) the use of hypothetical cases requiring the
        
hearing officer 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 hearing officers informed of recent developments and issues and to assist them in maintaining and enhancing their professional competence.
        (E) 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.
        (F) Compulsory Process. To issue and authorize
    
requests for enforcement of subpoenas and other compulsory process established by this Act.
        (G) Decisions. Through a panel of 3 members
    
designated by the Chairperson on a random basis, to hear and decide by majority vote complaints filed in conformity with this Act and to approve proposed settlements. Decisions by commissioners must be based strictly on neutral interpretations of the law and the facts.
        (H) Rehearings. To order, by a vote of 3 members,
    
rehearing of its decisions by the entire Commission in conformity with this Act.
        (I) Judicial Enforcement. To authorize requests for
    
judicial enforcement of its orders in conformity with this Act.
        (J) Opinions. To publish each decision within 180
    
days of the decision to assure a consistent source of precedent. Published decisions shall be subject to the Personal Information Protection Act.
        (K) Public Grants; Private Gifts. To accept public
    
grants and private gifts as may be authorized.
        (L) Interpreters. To appoint at the expense of the
    
Commission a qualified interpreter whenever a hearing impaired individual or an individual who lacks proficiency in the English language is a party or witness in proceedings before the Commission.
        (M) Automated Processing Plan. To prepare an
    
electronic data processing and telecommunications plan jointly with the Department in accordance with Section 7-112.
    The provisions of Public Act 89-370 amending subsection (G) of this Section apply to causes of action filed on or after January 1, 1996.
(Source: P.A. 103-326, eff. 1-1-24.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1998–2020 · leading case: Terry v. Watts Copy Sys., Inc., 768 N.E.2d 789 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002).
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Terry v. Watts Copy Sys., Inc., 768 N.E.2d 789 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “Under the Act, it is a violation of an employee's civil rights for an employer "to refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms,…”
Rozsavolgyi v. The City of Aurora, 2016 IL App (2d) 150493 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “3d 652, 656 (2005); see 775 ILCS 5/8-102(E) (West 2014). Where the legislature has charged an agency with administering and enforcing a statute, we “ ‘give substantial weight and deference’ ” to its resolution of any ambiguities in the statute.”
Rozsavolgyi v. City of Aurora, 2016 IL App (2d) 150493 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “3d 652, 656 (2005); see 775 ILCS 5/8-102(E) (West 2014). Where the legislature has charged an agency with administering and enforcing a statute, we “ ‘give substantial weight and deference’ ” to its resolution of any ambiguities in the statute.”
Rumbolt v. Human Rights Comm'n, 2020 IL App (1st) 191997-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “¶ 17 The Act grants DHR the authority to “issue, receive, investigate, conciliate, settle, and dismiss charges filed in conformity with this Act.”
Terry v. Watts Copy Sys., Inc. (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “Under the Act, it is a violation of an employee's civil rights for an employer "to refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms,…”
Dep't of Cent. Mgmt. Servs. v. Illinois Labor Relations Bd., State Panel (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “775 ILCS 5/8-102(D), 8A-102 (West 2008). The ALJs hear testimony, make findings of fact, and issue recommended orders.”
Mitchell v. Dep't of Corr. (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “775 ILCS 5/8-102(G) (West 2002). The Act defines an employee as A[a]ny individual performing services for remuneration within this State for an employer@ (775 ILCS 5/2-101(A)(1) (West 2002)).”
Harton v. City of Chicago (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “Even assuming arguendo that the State's per se violation theory finds support in its interpretation of the Joint Rules, we would still be compelled to hold that the Commission lacked the power to award any relief in this case.”
— 775 ILCS 5/8-102(D) — 1 case
Dep't of Cent. Mgmt. Servs. v. Illinois Labor Relations Bd., State Panel (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “775 ILCS 5/8-102(D), 8A-102 (West 2008). The ALJs hear testimony, make findings of fact, and issue recommended orders.”
— 775 ILCS 5/8-102(E) — 3 cases
Rozsavolgyi v. The City of Aurora, 2016 IL App (2d) 150493 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “3d 652, 656 (2005); see 775 ILCS 5/8-102(E) (West 2014). Where the legislature has charged an agency with administering and enforcing a statute, we “ ‘give substantial weight and deference’ ” to its resolution of any ambiguities in the statute.”
Rozsavolgyi v. City of Aurora, 2016 IL App (2d) 150493 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “3d 652, 656 (2005); see 775 ILCS 5/8-102(E) (West 2014). Where the legislature has charged an agency with administering and enforcing a statute, we “ ‘give substantial weight and deference’ ” to its resolution of any ambiguities in the statute.”
Harton v. City of Chicago (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “Even assuming arguendo that the State's per se violation theory finds support in its interpretation of the Joint Rules, we would still be compelled to hold that the Commission lacked the power to award any relief in this case.”
— 775 ILCS 5/8-102(G) — 4 cases
Terry v. Watts Copy Sys., Inc., 768 N.E.2d 789 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “Under the Act, it is a violation of an employee's civil rights for an employer "to refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms,…”
Rumbolt v. Human Rights Comm'n, 2020 IL App (1st) 191997-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “¶ 17 The Act grants DHR the authority to “issue, receive, investigate, conciliate, settle, and dismiss charges filed in conformity with this Act.”
Terry v. Watts Copy Sys., Inc. (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “Under the Act, it is a violation of an employee's civil rights for an employer "to refuse to hire, to segregate, or to act with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, selection for training or apprenticeship, discharge, discipline, tenure or terms,…”
Mitchell v. Dep't of Corr. (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “775 ILCS 5/8-102(G) (West 2002). The Act defines an employee as A[a]ny individual performing services for remuneration within this State for an employer@ (775 ILCS 5/2-101(A)(1) (West 2002)).”
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