Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that any person who uses a consumer credit report in connection with the approval of credit based on the application for an extension of credit, and who has received notification of a police report filed with a consumer credit reporting agency that the applicant has been a victim of aggravated identity theft, may not lend money or extend credit without taking reasonable steps to verify the consumer's identity and confirm that the application for an extension of credit is not the result of financial identity theft or aggravated identity theft. Adds that a consumer may place a security freeze on his or her credit report by making a request directly to the consumer credit reporting agency through a secure electronic mail connection, if an electronic mail connection is provided by the consumer credit reporting agency. Provides that a consumer credit reporting agency shall not charge a fee for placing, removing, or removing for a specific party or period of time a security freeze on a credit report, if the consumer submits to the credit reporting agency a valid copy of a police report, investigative report, or complaint that the consumer has filed with a law enforcement agency about the unlawful use of his or her personal information by another person. Allows the credit reporting agency to charge a fee of not more than $10 to a consumer for each security freeze or temporary lift of a security freeze for a specific party and a fee of not more than $8 for removal of a security freeze or temporary lift of a security freeze for a period of time. Provides that the consumer credit reporting agency shall send a written confirmation of the security freeze to the consumer within 5 (instead of 10) business days of placing the freeze on the account. Requires the Director of the Division of Financial Institutions in the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to promulgate rules necessary to allow the use of electronic media to receive and process a request from a consumer to temporarily lift a security freeze as quickly as possible, with the goal of processing a request within 15 minutes of that request. Defines "consumer", "consumer credit reporting agency", "credit report", "Director", and "security freeze". Changes references from "credit reporting agency" to "consumer credit reporting agency". Effective January 1, 2007.
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning deceptive collection practices.
Urges the Racial Profiling Prevention and Data Oversight Board, along with the Attorney General, to investigate the failure of some law enforcement agencies to compile and transmit statistical data relevant to traffic stops.
Congratulates Pastor Eugene Roberson on the occasion of his twelfth anniversary as pastor of First Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church.
Congratulates Katherine Rothwell-Francis of Waukegan on the occasion of her retirement.
Congratulates Pastor Walstone Elisha Francis on the occasion of his 14th anniversary as pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church of Waukegan.
Proclaims January 15, 2006, as Justice Sunday in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King and Mrs. Rosa Parks.
Congratulates Ms. Rosie Mae (Tee) Dixon on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
Congratulates the Lake County Chamber of Commerce on its 90th anniversary.
Recognizes New Tang Dynasty Television's 2006 Chinese New Year Global Gala.