Amends the Public Water District Act. Provides that all contracts involving the expenditure by a Public Water District of more than $20,000 (now, $5,000) for construction work or for the purchase of certain equipment shall be entered into only after a published notice inviting bids. Provides that the general manager of the district may enter into certain emergency contracts without public advertisement. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Employment Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a public employer to refuse to temporarily transfer a pregnant female peace officer to a less strenuous or hazardous position for the duration of her pregnancy if she so requests, with the advice of her physician, where that transfer can be reasonably accommodated.
Congratulates the members of the Antioch Lions Club on the 70th anniversary of the service organization.
Designates August 11, 2007 as the sixth annual National Marina Day in the State of Illinois.
Mourns the death of Kathryn Evans of St. Anne.
Congratulates the current and former members of the Zion Woman's Club as they celebrate the 100th anniversary of the organization.
Congratulates the citizens of Fox Lake as they celebrate the Village centennial.
Congratulates Cal Schneider on the occasion of his retirement from the Beach Park School District 3 School Board.
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts audio recordings of 911 calls from the Act's inspection and copying requirements. Exempts written transcripts of a 911 call unless the caller consents in writing and his or her consent signature is notarized. Effective immediately.
Amends the Medical School Matriculant Criminal History Records Check Act. Provides that except for wilful or wanton misconduct, no medical school acting under the provisions of this Act shall be civilly liable to any matriculant for reporting any required information to the Department of State Police.