Illinois Compiled Statutes
775 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Human Rights Act.
Article 8B - Procedures And Relief In Article 3 Cases Before The Human Rights Commission

(775 ILCS 5/Art. 8B heading)

(775 ILCS 5/8B-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 8B-101)
Sec. 8B-101. Applicability. The procedures and relief specified in this
Article shall apply solely to complaints filed with the Human Rights
Commission under Article 3 and Section 6-101.5 of Article 6.

(Source: P.A. 102-362, eff. 1-1-22.)

(775 ILCS 5/8B-102) (from Ch. 68, par. 8B-102)
Sec. 8B-102.
Hearing on complaint.
(A) Election of Judicial
Determination. When a complaint is filed under Section 7B-102(F) a
complainant, a respondent, or an aggrieved party on whose behalf the
complaint was filed, may elect to have the claims asserted in that
complaint decided in a civil action in a circuit court of Illinois, in
which case the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure shall apply. The
election must be made not later than 20 days after the receipt by the
electing person of service of the complaint by the Commission. The person
making such election shall file it with the Commission and shall give
notice of doing so to the Department and to all other complainants and
respondents to whom the charge relates. If an election is made, the
Commission shall act no further on the complaint and shall administratively
close the file on the complaint. If an election is not made, the Commission
shall continue proceedings on the complaint in accordance with this Act and the
hearing shall be before a hearing officer.
(B) Services. Within 5 days after a complaint is filed by the
Department, the Commission shall cause it to be served on the respondent
and complainant together with a notice of hearing before a hearing officer
of the Commission at a place therein fixed and with information as to how
to make an election under subsection (A) and the effect of such an election.
(C) Time and Location of Hearing. An initial hearing date
shall be scheduled for not less
than 30 nor more than 90 days after service of the complaint at
a place that is within 100 miles of the place at which the civil
rights violation is alleged to have occurred. The hearing officer may,
for good cause shown, extend the date of the hearing.
(D) Amendment.
(E) Answer.
(F) Proceedings In Forma Pauperis.
(G) Discovery. The procedures for obtaining discovery of information from
parties and witnesses shall be specified by the Commission in rules. If no
rule
has been promulgated by the Commission on a particular type of discovery, the
Code of Civil Procedure may be considered persuasive authority. The types
of discovery shall be the same as in civil cases in the circuit courts
of this State, provided, however, that a party may take discovery depositions
only upon leave of the hearing officer and for good cause shown.
(H) Hearing.
(I) Compelling Appearance of Parties at Hearing. The appearance at
the hearing of a party or a person who at the time of the hearing is an
officer, director, or employee of a party may be required by serving the
party with a notice designating the person who is required to appear. The
notice also may require the production at the hearing of documents or
tangible things. If the party or person is a nonresident of the county,
the hearing officer may order any terms and conditions in connection with
his appearance at the hearing that are just, including payment of his
reasonable expenses. Upon a failure to comply with the notice, the hearing
officer may enter any order that is just.
(J) Decision.
(K) Effect of Trial of Civil Action on Administrative Proceedings. A
hearing officer shall not proceed with any administrative proceedings under
this Section after the filing of a civil action by or on behalf of the
aggrieved party under federal or State law seeking relief with respect to the
alleged civil rights violation.

(Source: P.A. 92-472, eff. 1-1-02.)

(775 ILCS 5/8B-103) (from Ch. 68, par. 8B-103)
Sec. 8B-103. Review by Commission.
(A) Exceptions. Within 30 days of the receipt of service of the hearing
officer's recommended order, a party may file with the Commission any
written exceptions to any part of the order. Exceptions shall be supported
by argument and served on all parties at the time they are filed. If no
exceptions are filed, the recommended order shall become the order of the
Commission without further review. The Commission shall issue a notice that no exceptions have been filed no later than 30 days after the exceptions were due.
(B) Response. Within 21 days of the receipt of service of exceptions,
a party may file with the Commission any response to the exceptions.
Responses shall be supported by argument and served on all parties at the
time they are filed.
(C) Oral Argument. A party may request oral argument at the time of filing
exceptions or a response to exceptions. When any party requests oral argument
in this manner, the Commission may schedule oral argument to be
heard
by a panel of 3 Commission members. If the panel grants oral
argument, it shall notify all parties of
the time and place of argument. Any party so notified may present
oral argument.
(D) Remand.
(E) Review.
(F) Rehearing.
(G) Modification of Order.
(H) Extensions of time. All motions for extensions of time with
respect to matters being considered by the Commission shall be decided by
the full Commission or a 3-member panel. If a motion for extension of
time cannot be ruled upon before the filing deadline sought to be
extended, the Chairperson of the Commission shall be authorized to extend
the filing deadline to the date of the next Commission meeting at which the
motion can be considered.

(Source: P.A. 100-1066, eff. 8-24-18; 100-1154, eff. 12-19-18.)

(775 ILCS 5/8B-104) (from Ch. 68, par. 8B-104)
Sec. 8B-104. Relief; penalties. Upon finding a civil rights
violation, a hearing officer may recommend and the Commission or any
three-member panel thereof may provide for any relief or penalty
identified in this Section, separately or in combination, by entering an
order directing the respondent to:
(Source: P.A. 99-548, eff. 1-1-17.)