6-10-055 Job opportunity advertisements.

   No person shall publish or cause to be published, in print or on the internet, an advertisement for, or other posting of, any job opportunity that requires the applicant for the position to be employed or which states any other preference, limitation, or discrimination prohibited by this chapter. This prohibition does not apply to any third-party publisher of advertisements which is not itself the employer, agent of an employer, employment agency, or labor organization causing publication of the job opportunity.

(Added Coun. J. 3-14-12, p. 22749, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54984, § 8)

6-10-060 Discriminatory practices – Credit transactions.

   No person shall discriminate against any individual in any aspect of a credit transaction, or in any terms and conditions of bonding because of the individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military status, or source of income.

(Prior code § 199-6; Added Coun. J. 12-21-88, p. 23526; Amend Coun. J. 11-6-02, p. 96031, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18514, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 11)

6-10-065 Alternative identification cards.

   (a)   Recognition of City of Chicago ID Card as valid identification. When requiring members of the public to provide identification or proof of residency, every department of the City of Chicago shall accept the City of Chicago ID created in Chapter 2-176 as valid identification and as valid proof of residency in the City of Chicago, unless the department has reason to believe that the City of Chicago ID is counterfeit, altered, improperly issued, or that the person presenting the City of Chicago ID is not the person to whom the card was issued.

   (b)   Recognition of Mexican Matricula Consular Cards as valid identification. When requiring members of the public to provide identification, each City department shall accept as valid identification of the person a "Matricula Consular" identification card issued by the Mexican Consulate.

   (c)   Recognition of other Latin American Matricula Consular Cards as valid identification. When requiring members of the public to provide identification, each City department shall accept as valid identification of the person a "Matricula Consular" identification card issued by any other Latin American country that is represented by a consulate office in the City of Chicago, to its citizens or nationals if the issuing country's consulate has certified to the City of Chicago that the identification card meets the following security requirements:

      (1)   the issuing country authorizes the use of the card as an alternative to a passport for re-entry into the issuing country; and

      (2)   the card holder was required to provide proof of identity, nationality and address in order to obtain the card; and

      (3)   the card had a photograph of the person, the person's date of birth and the person's current local address; and

      (4)   the card has physical security features reasonably designed to protect against fraud and counterfeit reproduction, including the use of bonded paper, lamination, a hologram, and an embedded signature of the issuing officer and serialization.

   (d)   The office of the superintendent of police shall compile and make available to the members of the Chicago City Council and the city departments a list of the types of identification cards and the issuing countries that have certified to the office of the superintendent of police that their identification cards meet the requirements of this section.

   (e)   The requirements of this section do not apply under circumstances where (1) a federal or state statute, administrative regulation or directive, or court decision requires the city to obtain different identification, (2) a federal or state statute or administrative regulation or directive preempts local regulation of identification requirements, or (3) the city would be unable to comply with a condition imposed by a funding source, which would cause the city to lose funds from that source.

   (f)   Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit City departments from (1) asking for additional information from individuals in order to verify a current address or other facts that would enable the department to fulfill its responsibilities, except that this section does not permit the department to require additional information solely in order to establish identification of the person when the Matricula Consular Card is the form of identification presented, or (2) using fingerprints for identification purposes under circumstances where the department also requires fingerprints from persons who have a driver's license or state identification card.

(Added Coun. J. 6-19-02, p. 88685, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-21-04, p. 27697, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 46765, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 11)

6-10-070 Discriminatory practices – Public accommodations.

   No person that owns, leases, rents, operates, manages or in any manner controls a public accommodation shall withhold, deny, curtail, limit or discriminate concerning the full use of such public accommodation by any individual because of the individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military status, or source of income. The prohibition contained in this section shall not apply to the following:

   (a)   a private club or other establishment not in fact open to the public, except to the extent that the products, facilities or services thereof are made available to the general public or to the customers or patrons of another establishment that is a public accommodation;

   (b)   any facility, as to discrimination based on sex, which is distinctly private in nature, such as restrooms, shower rooms, bathhouses, dressing rooms and health clubs;

   (c)   any facility, as to discrimination based on sex, which restricts rental of residential or sleeping rooms to individuals of one sex;

   (d)   any educational institution, as to discrimination based on sex, which restricts enrollment of students to individuals of one sex; and

   (e)   notwithstanding subsections (a) through (d) above, any person may use a public accommodation or any of its products, facilities or services that are open to persons of his or her sex. For purposes of this subsection, "sex" includes both biological category and gender identity. Each person determines his or her own gender identity; no proof shall be required except his or her expression of his or her gender.

(Prior code § 199-7; Added Coun. J. 12-21-88, p. 23526; Amend Coun. J. 11-6-02, p. 96031, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18514, § 12; Amend Coun. J. 6-22-16, p. 26608, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 11)

6-10-080 Exemptions for certain religious organizations.

   Nothing in this title shall apply to decisions of a religious society, association, organization, or institution affecting the definition, promulgating or advancement of the mission, practices, or beliefs of the society, association, organization, or institution.

(Prior code § 199-8; Added Coun. J. 12-21-88, p. 23526; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 1-18-23, p. 59661, § 3)

6-10-090 Violation – Investigation by Commission on Human Relations – Prosecution.

   The Chicago Commission on Human Relations shall receive and investigate complaints of violations of this chapter, except where such duty is modified by intergovernmental agreement, and complaints of violations of subsection (f)(3) of Section 4-6-180, and shall prepare and provide necessary forms for such complaints. No person shall refuse or fail to comply with any subpoena, order or decision issued in the course of or as a result of an investigation.

(Prior code § 199-9; Added Coun. J. 12-21-88, p. 23526; Amend Coun. J. 3-21-90, p. 13523; Amend Coun. J. 7-8-98, p. 72891; Amend Coun. J. 10-11-17, p. 57510, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 11)

6-10-100 Retaliation prohibited.

   No person shall retaliate against any individual because such individual has:

   (1)   opposed what that individual reasonably and in good faith believes to be an incident of unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment;

   (2)   made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in an investigation, proceeding or hearing under this chapter, or under subsection (f)(3) of Section 4-6-180; or

   (3)   requested, attempted to request, used, or attempted to use a public accommodation as allowed in this chapter.

(Prior code § 199-10; Added Coun. J. 12-21-88, p. 23526; Amend Coun. J. 10-11-17, p. 57510, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 12-12-18, p. 93551, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 11)