Illinois § 5-102 Civil Rights Violations: Public Accommodations

Illinois Statutes

§ 5-102 — Civil Rights Violations: Public Accommodations

Illinois § 5-102

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Ch. 775HUMAN RIGHTS

Act 775 ILCS 5/Illinois Human Rights Act.

Art.Article 5 - Public Accommodations

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Bluebook

775 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5-102 (2026).

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It is a civil rights violation for any person on the basis of unlawful discrimination to:

(A)Enjoyment of Facilities, Goods, and Services. Deny or refuse to another the full and equal enjoyment of the facilities, goods, and services of any public place of accommodation;

(B)Written Communications. Directly or indirectly, as the operator of a place of public accommodation, publish, circulate, display or mail any written communication, except a private communication sent in response to a specific inquiry, which the operator knows is to the effect that any of the facilities of the place of public accommodation will be denied to any person or that any person is unwelcome, objectionable or unacceptable because of unlawful discrimination;

(C)Public Officials. Deny or refuse to another, as a pu

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It is a civil rights violation for any person on the basis of unlawful discrimination to: (A) Enjoyment of Facilities, Goods, and Services. Deny or refuse to another the full and equal enjoyment of the facilities, goods, and services of any public place of accommodation; (B) Written Communications. Directly or indirectly, as the operator of a place of public accommodation, publish, circulate, display or mail any written communication, except a private communication sent in response to a specific inquiry, which the operator knows is to the effect that any of the facilities of the place of public accommodation will be denied to any person or that any person is unwelcome, objectionable or unacceptable because of unlawful discrimination; (C) Public Officials. Deny or refuse to another, as a public official, the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantage, facilities or privileges of the official's office or services or of any property under the official's care because of unlawful discrimination.