Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Authorizes a brewer, class 1 brewer, or class 2 brewer to sell beer manufactured by any other brewer, class 1 brewer, or class 2 brewer to non-licensees and to sell cider. Authorizes a distributor licensee to sell beer, cider, or both beer and cider to brewers, class 1 brewers, and class 2 brewers that, pursuant to a specified provision of the Act, sell beer, cider, or both beer and cider to non-licensees at their breweries. Provides that (i) a person licensed to make wine under the laws of another state who has a winery shipper's license and annually produces less than 25,000 gallons of wine or (ii) a person who has a first-class or second-class wine manufacturer's license, a first-class or second-class wine-maker's license, or a limited wine manufacturer's license and annually produces less than 25,000 gallons of wine may make application to the Commission for a self-distribution exemption to allow the sale of wine to brewers, class 1 brewers, and class 2 brewers that, pursuant to a specified provision of the Act, sell beer, cider, or both beer and cider to non-licensees at their breweries. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the School Code's construction.
Creates the Public University Administrative Cost Decrease Act. Provides that all public universities shall annually submit a cost certification that certifies the level of spending dedicated to administrative costs for the current academic year. Provides that beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, the Board of Trustees of a public university may not enact a budget that contains tuition or fee increases above that of the tuition and fees set in the 2016-2017 academic year until the Auditor General has verified that the cost certification submitted by the public university and due in the same calendar year of the proposed tuition or fees increase has shown a decrease of administrative costs by 25%. Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Makes related changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Procurement of Domestic Products Act. Provides that all vehicles purchased or leased by a State agency must have a Vehicle Identification Number indicating that the vehicle was manufactured in the United States. Effective January 1, 2019.
Amends the Automotive Repair Act. Requires an automotive repair facility to post charges for labor, storage, parts, and diagnosis.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a non-home rule municipality may adopt a crime-free rental housing ordinance for the purpose of reducing crime, including drugs and gang-related activities, in residential areas. Provides that the municipality's police department or other municipal employees may administer and enforce the ordinance. Provides that the ordinance may include, but is not limited to: (1) a requirement for a valid residential rental license; (2) a requirement that the owner submit to a public safety and crime prevention inspection and attend a training program or seminar concerning crime prevention; (3) a requirement for leases to include a provision or an addendum that prohibits a tenant, a tenant's family member, or a guest of the tenant from engaging in criminal activity on the property, including providing that the violation of this provision permits a landlord to initiate eviction proceeding; (4) a requirement to conduct background checks on prospective tenants or current tenants before renewing a lease; (5) a requirement to submit to periodic inspections of the rental property; and (6) penalties for violating the ordinance. Provides that the provisions of a crime-free rental housing ordinance may not be waived or modified in a lease or separate agreement. Provides that a crime-free rental housing ordinance does not apply to a facility licensed or inspected by the State or federal government, but that the ordinance does apply to mobile home parks. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Employment First Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that with the advice and consent of a majority of the county board, a county board chairman elected by the voters of the county shall: (1) create standing committees; and (2) appoint members and chairpersons to standing committees. Limits applicability to counties having a population between 300,000 and 1,000,000.
Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.