In this Act:
     “Department” means the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 660/15

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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

     “Director” means the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
     “Eligible farmer” means a person who is a resident of Illinois and has had more than $40,000 in gross sales of agricultural products during any one of the preceding 5 calendar years, and at that time owned or leased 60 acres or more of land used as a “farm” as that term is defined in Section 1-60 of the Property Tax Code.
     “Farm family” means the eligible person, his or her legal spouse, and the eligible person’s dependent children under the age of 19.
     “Farm Worker” means an individual (including migrant and seasonal farm workers) who has worked on a farm on a full-time basis for at least one year and has been laid off due to reduced farm income.
     “Program” means the Farm Family Assistance Program established under this Act.