State and Local Government Resources
Illinois Department of Human Rights (En Español)
Illinois prohibits discrimination in connection with employment, real estate (housing) transactions, access to financial credit and public accommodations. It also prohibits sexual harassment in employment, sexual harassment of students in educational institutions and retaliation.
Illinois Human Rights Commission
Illinois Department of Revenue (as related to marriage and civil union)
Illinois State Employees’ Retirement System
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Human Rights Ordinance protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing, employment, public accommodations and financing.
Municipal Code, Ch. 199 et seq., 12/88
Protections extend to the following categories: public employment, public accommodations, private employment, education, housing, credit.
Because Illinois recognizes same-sex and opposite civil unions and marriages, Cook County sunsetted its domestic partnership registry on May 31, 2011.
City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations
Municipal Code , Ch. 199 et seq., 12/88
Protections extend to the following categories: public employment, public accommodations, private employment, education, housing, credit. The city also supports victims of hate crimes.
Municipal Code, Ch 13, as amended by Ordinance 77-222, 7/19/77
Protections extend to the following categories: public employment, public accommodations, private employment, housing, credit, union practices.
Municipal Code, Ch. 49, as amended by Ordinance 98-133, 12/14/98
Protections extend to the following categories: public employment, public accommodations, private employment, housing, credit, union practices.
Municipal Code Ch. 5 and Ch. 12, as amended by Ordinance 61-O-97, 6/3/97
Protections extend to the following categories: public employment, public accommodations, private employment, housing, credit.
Human Rights Ordinance protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing, employment, public accommodations and financing.
Village Code, Art. 1 §13, 1993.
Protections extend to the following categories: public employment, public accommodations, private employment, education, housing, credit.
Protections extend to the following categories: public employment, public accommodations.
Protections extend to the following categories: public employment, public accommodations.
City Code, Ch. 12, §12-1 et seq., 1979
Protections extend to the following categories: public employment, public accommodations, private employment, education, credit.
Chicago-Area Organizations
Prevention & Service
Providers
AIDS Legal Council of Chicago (ALCC)
Association of Latino Men for Action
Chicago Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame
Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago
Lesbian Community Cancer Project of Howard Brown
National Organization for Women Illinois
Chicago LGBTQ Media Resources
Illinois Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
Gay and Lesbian Association of Decatur
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Oak Park Area Lesbian and Gay Association
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays of Northern Illinois
Quad Citians Affirming Diversity
Tri-State Alliance (Southern Illinois)
National Organizations
Equality Federation (links to all statewide equality organizations)
Marriage Equality & Other Relationship Recognition Laws
National Center for Transgender Equality
Rainbow Healthcare Leaders Association
LGBTQ College Resources and Organizations at Illinois Schools
College Guide for LGBTQ Students
LGBTQ Scholarships for College Students
LGBTQ College Scholarships in the Health Field
Aurora University
Aurora University Pride Alliance
Benedictine University
GLOW (Gay, Lesbian Or Whatever)
Columbia College Chicago
DePaul University
Dominican University
Governors State University
Illinois Institute of Technology
GLAM (Gays, Lesbians, Allies and More)
Lewis University
Loyola University Chicago
QTPOC (Queer and Trans People of Color)
Midwestern University
GLASS (Gay, Lesbian And Straight Students)
National Louis University
North Park University
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern University
QPGSA (Queer Pride Graduate Student Association)
Robert Morris University
S.A.F.E. (Student Alliance For Equality)
Roosevelt University
University of St. Francis
Saint Xavier University
University of Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
LGBTQ Archives and Libraries
National Immigrant Justice Center