775 ILCS 5/8-105
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 775 - HUMAN RIGHTS|775 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Human Rights Act.|Article 8 - Illinois Human Rights Commission

 (from Ch. 68, par. 8-105)Sec. 8-105. Settlement.(A) Approval.(1) When a proposed settlement is submitted by the     Department, the Commission, through a panel of 3 members, shall determine whether to approve its terms and conditions.(2) A settlement of any complaint and its underlying     charge or charges may be effectuated at any time upon agreement of the parties, with or without the Commission's approval, and shall act as a full and final resolution of the matter.  If the parties desire that the Commission retain jurisdiction over the matter for purposes of enforcing the terms of the settlement, the terms shall be reduced to writing, signed by the parties, and submitted to the Commission for approval.  The Commission, through a panel of 3 members, shall determine whether to approve the settlement.(3) Approval of the settlement shall be accomplished     by an order, served on the parties and the Department, in accord with the written terms of the settlement.(B) Violation.  When the Department files notice of a settlement order  violation, the Commission, through a panel of three members, may either  order the Department to seek enforcement of the settlement order pursuant  to paragraph (C) of Section 8-111 or remand for any type of hearing as it  may deem necessary pursuant to paragraph (D) of Section 8A-103.(C) Dismissal for Refusal to Accept Settlement Offer.  The Commission  shall dismiss a complaint and the underlying charge or charges of  the  complaint if the Commission is satisfied that:1. the respondent has eliminated the effects of the     civil rights violation charged and taken steps to prevent repetition of the violation; or2. the respondent offers and the complainant declines     to accept the terms of settlement that the Commission determines are sufficient to eliminate the effect of the civil rights violation charged and to prevent repetition of the violation.In determining whether the respondent has eliminated the effects  of the civil rights violation charged, or has offered terms of settlement  sufficient to eliminate same, the Commission shall consider the extent to  which the respondent has either fully provided, or reasonably offered by  way of terms of settlement, as the case may be, the relevant relief  available to the complainant under Section 8A-104 of this Act.At any time after the service of a complaint pursuant to Section 8A-102  of this Act, and prior to service of a decision prepared pursuant to  Section 8A-102(I), a respondent may move for a recommended  order dismissing  a complaint and the underlying charge or charges for complainant's refusal  to accept terms of settlement that are sufficient to eliminate the effects  of the civil rights violation charged in the complaint and to eliminate  repetition of the violation.  Respondent's motion and complainant's reply, if  any, shall  comply with the requirements for summary decision set forth in Section  8-106.1 of this Act.(D) This amendatory Act of 1996 applies to causes of action filed on or  after January 1, 1996.  (Source: P.A. 101-661, eff. 4-2-21.)