Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

Amends the Condominium Property Act and the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Provides that a condominium association, master association, common interest community association, or homeowners' association may not prohibit the display of the American flag or the installation of a flagpole for the display of the American flag, subject to specified conditions.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that only one petition may be filed by a petitioner for post-conviction relief without leave of the court.

Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act. In a Section authorizing alternative health care models, replaces provisions concerning children's respite care centers with provisions concerning children's community-based health care centers. Provides that children's community-based health care centers must be available through the model to all families. Provides requirements for facilities and the services the facilities will provide.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In provisions concerning child care for TANF recipients, provides that the Department of Human Services must annually establish income thresholds for determining eligibility for child care benefits. Provides that the thresholds must be no less than 50% of the then-current State median income for each family size, and deletes a provision requiring such a 50% threshold only for FY 1998. Provides that in determining a family's income, the Department must disregard 10% of the family's gross wages and salary.

Amends the Illinois Highway Code and the Conveyances Act. Provides that a public water service or public sanitary service utility must pay for any physical damage it causes to improvements lawfully located in a road or highway right-of-way. Provides that property that includes a portion of a highway or road but is subject to the highway or road shall not be considered to "end" at the highway or road. Provides that a utility must obtain consent to use a road or highway for public utility purposes from a lawful owner of the roadway or highway property (i.e. a person whose deed of conveyance lawfully includes the property, whether or not made subject to the highway or road) who does not pay taxes by reason of the farmland assessment provisions of the Property Tax Code. Provides that the term "conveyance" expressly excludes a road, street, highway, or alley if the legal description expressly states that the road, street, highway, or alley is excepted from the property being conveyed. Provides that the rights accruing to the abutting property owner shall be subject to all existing uses and easements located within the right-of-way and shall also be subject to such future uses and easements as may be permitted to be located within the right-of-way under the provisions of the Illinois Highway Code. Makes other changes.

Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Provides that an owner or occupier of a premises owes a reasonable duty of care to fire fighters to maintain the premises in accordance with applicable fire safety codes, regulations, ordinances, and generally applicable safety standards. Defines "premises". Effective immediately.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Exempts from an eavesdropping violation, electronic video and audio recordings made of a custodial interrogation of an individual by a law enforcement officer who complies with specified standards of conducting the interrogation. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that no oral, written, or sign language statement of an accused made as a result of a custodial interrogation shall be admissible as evidence against the accused in a prosecution for homicide offenses or certain sex offenses unless an electronic video and audio recording is made of the statement and the accused is given specified warnings. In the case of an accused under 17 years of age at the time of the offense and subject to the Juvenile Court Act, these requirements apply in cases of non-probationable felonies. Provides for certain warnings to be received before written statements of the accused are admissible. Establishes exceptions. Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to provide that the Department of State Police shall make grants available to local law enforcement agencies, subject to a separate appropriation, for the purpose of purchasing videotape equipment.

Mourns the death of Elizabeth H. Malott of Kenilworth.

Mourns the death of Ed Vogler.

Mourns the death of John K. "Jack" Powell of Naperville.