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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 35', '§ 5', '§ 35', '§ 10', '§ 35', '§ 15', '§ 35', '§ 20', '§ 35', '§ 25', '§ 35', '§ 30', '§ 96', '§ 4', '§ 35', '§ 99', '§ 35']

Religious Freedom Restoration Acts: Illinois - Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie - Religious Liberty Archive & Blog
Religious Freedom Restoration Acts: Illinois
775 Ill. Comp. Stat. 35
P.A. 90-806, § 1, eff. Dec. 2, 1998.
775 I.L.C.S. 35/1, IL ST CH 775 § 35/1
Current through P.A. 98-1146 of the 2014 Reg. Sess.
“Demonstrates” means meets the burdens of going forward with the evidence and of persuasion.
P.A. 90-806, § 5, eff. Dec. 2, 1998.
775 I.L.C.S. 35/5, IL ST CH 775 § 35/5
P.A. 90-806, § 10, eff. Dec. 2, 1998.
775 I.L.C.S. 35/10, IL ST CH 775 § 35/10
Government may not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion, even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, unless it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person (i) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and (ii) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
P.A. 90-806, § 15, eff. Dec. 2, 1998.
Notes of Decisions (29)
775 I.L.C.S. 35/15, IL ST CH 775 § 35/15
If a person’s exercise of religion has been burdened in violation of this Act, that person may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and may obtain appropriate relief against a government. A party who prevails in an action to enforce this Act against a government is entitled to recover attorney’s fees and costs incurred in maintaining the claim or defense.
P.A. 90-806, § 20, eff. Dec. 2, 1998.
775 I.L.C.S. 35/20, IL ST CH 775 § 35/20
(c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, interpret, or in any way address any of the following: (i) that portion of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibiting laws respecting the establishment of religion, (ii) the second sentence of Article I, Section 3 of the Illinois Constitution, or (iii) Article X, Section 3 of the Illinois Constitution. Granting government funding, benefits, or exemptions, to the extent permissible under the 3 constitutional provisions described in items (i), (ii), and (iii) of this subsection, does not constitute a violation of this Act. In this subsection, “granting”, used with respect to government funding, benefits, or exemptions, does not include the denial of government funding, benefits, or exemptions.
P.A. 90-806, § 25, eff. Dec. 2, 1998.
775 I.L.C.S. 35/25, IL ST CH 775 § 35/25
Sec. 30. O’Hare Modernization.
O’Hare Modernization and South Suburban Airport. Nothing in this Act limits the authority of the City of Chicago to exercise its powers under the O’Hare Modernization Act, or the Department of Transportation to exercise its powers under the Public-Private Agreements for the South Suburban Airport Act, for the purposes of relocation of cemeteries or the graves located therein.
P.A. 90-806, § 30, added by P.A. 93-450, § 96, eff. Aug. 6, 2003. Amended by P.A. 98-109, § 4-75, eff. July 25, 2013.
775 I.L.C.S. 35/30, IL ST CH 775 § 35/30
P.A. 90-806, § 99, eff. Dec. 2, 1998.
775 I.L.C.S. 35/99, IL ST CH 775 § 35/99