Your Rights Under the Illinois Human Rights Act
The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, and retaliation against individuals in connection with employment, real estate transactions, access to credit, public accommodations, and education. The Act secures for all individuals within the State of Illinois the freedom from discrimination based on . . .
Age (40+)
Ancestry
Arrest record (in employment and real estate transactions)
Citizenship status (in employment)
Color
Conviction record (in employment)
Disability (physical, mental, and association with a person with a disability)
Familial status (in real estate transactions)
Gender identity
Immigration status (in real estate transactions)
Marital status
Military status
National origin
Order of protection status
Pregnancy
Race (including traits associated with race like hair texture and protective hairstyles)
Religion
Sex
Sexual orientation
Source of income (in real estate transactions)
Unfavorable military discharge
Work authorization status (in employment)