(740 ILCS 24/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2006. (Source: P.A. 94-1113, eff. 1-1-08.)

(740 ILCS 24/5) Sec. 5. Compelled confession; civil action. (a) Independent of any criminal prosecution or the result thereof, any person suffering injury to his or her person or damage to his or her property as a result of having been compelled to confess or provide information regarding an offense by force or threat of imminent bodily harm may bring a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or other appropriate relief. Upon a finding of liability, the court shall award actual damages, including damages for emotional distress, punitive damages, when appropriate, and any suitable equitable relief. A judgment in favor of the prevailing plaintiff shall include an award for reasonable attorney's fees and costs.(b) Independent of any criminal prosecution or the result thereof, any person suffering damages as a result of retaliatory action may bring a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, or other appropriate relief. A judgment in favor of the prevailing plaintiff shall include an award for reasonable attorney's fees and costs.(c) For purposes of this Section, "retaliatory action" means: (1) tortious conduct directed against an individual, or (2) the reprimand, discharge, suspension, demotion, or denial of promotion or change in the terms and conditions of employment, that is taken in retaliation because he or she has opposed or reported that which he or she reasonably and in good faith believed to be the use of force or threat of imminent bodily harm to compel a confession or information regarding an offense, or because he or she has made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing involving the use of force or threat of imminent bodily harm to compel a confession or information regarding an offense. (Source: P.A. 94-1113, eff. 1-1-08.)

(740 ILCS 24/105) Sec. 105. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-1113, eff. 1-1-08; text omitted.)

(740 ILCS 24/110) Sec. 110. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-1113, eff. 1-1-08; text omitted.)