Congratulates the City of Arcola on the occasion of its Sesquicentennial Homecoming celebration on July 9-10, 2005.
Congratulates the Fighting Illini basketball program on the occasion of its 100th anniversary celebration.
Congratulates the Village of Bement on the occasion of its Sesquicentennial Celebration.
Congratulations to Sandra L. Decker for her service as Douglas County's first female sheriff.
Amends the State Finance Act and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Creates the Methamphetamine Manufacturing Facility Cleanup Fund in the State treasury. Provides that a person convicted of illegally manufacturing methamphetamine or of illegally possessing a methamphetamine manufacturing chemical with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine shall be assessed an additional fine by the court to pay for the cost of cleanup of the facility in which the methamphetamine was being manufactured.
Makes appropriations and reappropriations to the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University for various purposes, including ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2004.
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Permits a landlord to perform a criminal background check on any person seeking to lease property from the landlord or sublease property from a tenant of the landlord. Provides that the landlord may refuse to lease the property or may refuse to allow the sublease if the criminal background check of the person contains any felony convictions or indicates that the person is a registered sex offender. Preempts home rule.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Reduces the number of factors that enhances a battery to an aggravated battery. Provides that a person who commits the offense of battery resulting in substantial risk of death or causes serious permanent disfigurement or impairment of a bodily function commits aggravated battery. Provides that a person, who in committing a battery, knows that the individual harmed was acting in the course of his or her professional or official duties in providing a function of health, safety, or general welfare to another or the public as a whole commits aggravated battery.
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a political committee that files its campaign finance reports with the State Board of Elections electronically is not required to file duplicate reports with a county clerk if the county clerk can access and duplicate reports filed with the State Board of Elections. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Prohibits a General Assembly candidate from accepting more contributions from corporations, trusts, labor organizations, persons not within a county of which any part is located within his or her district, and political committees than from individuals and businesses within all counties of which any part is located within the candidate's district. Provides that the prohibition does not apply to candidates for State Representative who accept less than $30,000, and candidates for State Senator who accept less than $45,000, in aggregated contributions from persons not within a district county, corporations, trusts, labor organizations, and political committees. Requires disclosure of persons within a district county if those person's contribution's are included in determining aggregate contributions from within the district counties. Provides that a candidate who accepts those prohibited contributions is ineligible for appointment or election to the General Assembly until the second general election after the violation occurs or, if that person is elected to the General Assembly, he or she shall be removed from office. Defines family member to include the candidate. Permits disclosure of contributors of $150 or less. Classifies the making or acceptance of an anonymous contribution or a contribution in another's name a Class C misdemeanor. Effective January 1, 2005.
