ANTITRUST-ATTY GENL POWERS

Amends the Illinois Antitrust Act. Provides that the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of the State, as parens patriae (protector of all those unable to protect themselves) on behalf of Illinois residents, to recover damages under the Illinois Antitrust Act or any comparable federal law. Provides that these granted powers are in addition to the Attorney General's parens patriae common law powers. Provides that no documentary material, transcripts of oral testimony, or answers to interrogatories (instead of no documentary material or transcripts of oral testimony) in the Attorney General's possession are available for inspection other then by an employee of the Attorney General or law enforcement officials at the federal, State, or local levels (instead of federal or local levels) without the consent of the person who furnished those materials. Provides that all documentary materials, transcripts, or answers to interrogatories shall be treated as if produced pursuant to a subpoena.