The following definitions are applicable strictly in the context of this Article:
     (A) Place of Public Accommodation. “Place of public accommodation” includes, but is not limited to:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 775 ILCS 5/5-101

  • 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

         (1) an inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging,
    
except for an establishment located within a building that contains not more than 5 units for rent or hire and that is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as the residence of such proprietor;
        (2) a restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving
    
food or drink;
        (3) a motion picture house, theater, concert hall,
    
stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment;
        (4) an auditorium, convention center, lecture hall,
    
or other place of public gathering;
        (5) a bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware
    
store, shopping center, or other sales or rental establishment;
        (6) a laundromat, dry-cleaner, bank, barber shop,
    
beauty shop, travel service, shoe repair service, funeral parlor, gas station, office of an accountant or lawyer, pharmacy, insurance office, professional office of a health care provider, hospital, or other service establishment;
        (7) public conveyances on air, water, or land;
         (8) a terminal, depot, or other station used for
    
specified public transportation;
        (9) a museum, library, gallery, or other place of
    
public display or collection;
        (10) a park, zoo, amusement park, or other place of
    
recreation;
        (11) a non-sectarian nursery, day care center,
    
elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate school, or other place of education;
        (12) a senior citizen center, homeless shelter, food
    
bank, non-sectarian adoption agency, or other social service center establishment; and
        (13) a gymnasium, health spa, bowling alley, golf
    
course, or other place of exercise or recreation.
    (B) Operator. “Operator” means any owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or occupant of a place of public accommodation or an employee of any such person or persons.
     (C) Public Official. “Public official” means any officer or employee of the state or any agency thereof, including state political subdivisions, municipal corporations, park districts, forest preserve districts, educational institutions, and schools.