HUMAN RIGHTS ACT-PENALTIES

Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Increases the amount of civil penalties for civil rights violations relating to real estate transactions as follows: (i) a maximum of $16,000 (instead of $10,000) if the respondent has not been adjudged to have committed any prior civil rights violation concerning real estate transactions; (ii) a maximum of $42,500 (instead of $25,000) if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed one other civil rights violation concerning real estate transactions during the 5-year period ending on the date of the filing of the current charge; and (iii) a maximum of $70,000 (instead of $50,000) if the respondent has been adjudged to have committed 2 or more civil rights violations concerning real estate transactions during the 7-year period ending on the date of the filing of the current charge.