HUMAN RIGHTS-JURY TRIALS

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a violation for an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or for a real estate broker or salesman to otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling because of unlawful discrimination, familial status, or an arrest record. Allows a plaintiff or defendant to demand a trial by jury for specified civil actions. Allows a circuit court or jury to award any remedy set forth under a provision regarding a hearing on a complaint upon the finding of a civil rights violation. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 775 ILCS 5/3-102 from Ch. 68, par. 3-102 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following change: Removes language providing that it is a civil rights violation for an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or for a real estate broker or salesman to otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling because of unlawful discrimination, familial status, or an arrest record. Effective immediately.