Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In connection with Medicaid rates paid to nursing homes, provides that for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act as Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled or Long Term Care for Under Age 22 facilities, the rates taking effect on July 1, 2007 shall include a full 6% increase in the facilities' topline rates. Effective July 1, 2007.

Designates Route 53 from I-80 south to Hoff Road as the George E. Sangmeister Memorial Highway.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a search without a warrant.

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning appeals by the State.

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning eavesdropping.

Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Removes "personal representative" from the definition of "person". Contains provisions concerning a joint meet for certain parties. Contains provisions concerning a no show request initiated by an excavator through the State-Wide One-Call Notice System. Contains provisions concerning the initiation of an incomplete request by an excavator. Contains provisions concerning notice of a re-mark request by an excavator. Defines the terms "residential property owner", "designer", "design stage request", and "JULIE Excavator Manual". Removes community antenna television systems from certain requirements concerning nonemergency excavation or demolition, emergency excavation or demolition, and certain records of notice. Adds certain requirements concerning nonemergency excavation or demolition. Contains provisions concerning the use of a joint meet. Contains provisions concerning a design stage request. Contains provisions concerning the requirements after contact is made between the facility owner or operator and the designer. Contains provisions concerning requests of drawings of the job site by the owner or operator. Adds language (1) providing that excavation shall cease in the area of the damage when the damaged facility is a threat to life or property or if otherwise required by law and (2) prohibiting the excavator from engaging in specified activities. Provides that every person that fails to provide notice and willfully fails to comply with other provisions of the Act shall be subject to specified penalties. Contains provisions concerning penalties for owners and operators of underground utility facilities. Makes other changes.

Amends the Conveyances Act. Provides that every mortgage securing residential real estate shall have attached a rider, certified by the mortgage lender, that states the name of each participant in the origination of the mortgage, the participant's applicable license or registration number, if any, and the participant's function by using these function categories: mortgage origination company; loan officer; appraiser; real estate broker for the seller; real estate broker for the buyer; lender funding the mortgage; and title insurance company. Provides that a mortgage on residential real estate that is subject to the Illinois predatory lending database pilot program must have attached to it a certificate of compliance or a certificate of exemption issued pursuant to that program.

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that State officers and employees prohibited from obtaining State contracts may not receive legal, banking, consulting, or other fees related to State government bond issuances. Prohibits waivers from the prohibition. Prohibits State contractors with contracts with an annual aggregate value of more than $25,000 from making political contributions to the executive branch constitutional officers responsible for awarding the contracts. Establishes penalties for violations. Requires that each State contract bid or offer in excess of $10,000 annual value must be accompanied by a disclosure of the bidder's or offeror's political contributions to the executive branch constitutional officer responsible for awarding the contract. Authorizes the State Comptroller to refuse payments under contracts for which those disclosures were not made. Makes other changes.

Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Division of Probation Services.