§ 775 ILCS 5/7-101 Powers and duties
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-105 Equal Employment Opportunities; Affirmative Action
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-105a (a) In order to facilitate the implementation of the policies of …
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-105b Compliance with State Employment Records Act
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-106 Recruitment; Research; Public Communication) For the purpose of …
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-107 Advisory Councils) The Department shall have authority, as the need …
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-108 Local Departments, Commissions
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-109 Federal Departments and Agencies) (A) Utilization of Department …
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-109.1 Federal or State court proceedings. …
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-110 Attorney General) When authorized by this Act to take part in a …
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-111 Public Grants; Private Gifts) The Department is authorized to accept …
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-112 Automated Processing of Charges and Complaints
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-112.5 Training tuition
§ 775 ILCS 5/7-113 Employer report form; registration fee

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 775 ILCS 5 > Article 7 - Department Of Human Rights; Duties & Procedures

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.