Park Forest — Ch. 54 Human Relations § 54-176

No owner, lessee or sublessee of real property, real estate broker or salesman, lender, financial institution, advertiser or agent of any of such shall discriminate against any other person because of the religion, race, color, sex, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, familial status, creed, unfavorable military discharge, sexual orientation, source of income, parental status, gender identity, or housing status of such other person or because of the religion, race, color, sex, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, familial status, creed, unfavorable military discharge, sexual orientation, source of income, parental status, gender identity or housing status of the friends or associates of such other person, in regard to the sale or rental of or dealings concerning real property, nor shall any person aid and/or abet such discrimination or retaliate against any person for the exercise of any rights under this article or any other applicable fair housing law or regulation or willfully interfere with the exercise of any rights under this article or any other applicable fair housing law or regulation. Any such discrimination shall be considered an unfair real estate practice. Without limiting the foregoing, it shall also be an unfair real estate practice and unlawful for any real estate broker or other person to: (1)
Publish or circulate or cause to be published or circulated any notice, statement or advertisement or to announce a policy or to use any form of application for the purchase, lease, rental or financing of real property or to make any record or inquiry in connection with the prospective purchase, rental or lease of real property, which expresses directly or indirectly any limitation, specification or discrimination or any intent to make any such limitation, specification or discrimination.
(2) Deceive or overcharge any person for real property in the village or to make any distinction, discrimination or restriction against any person as to the conditions or privileges of any kind relating to the sale, rental, lease or occupancy of real property.
(3) Discriminate or participate in discrimination in connection with borrowing or lending money, guaranteeing loans, accepting mortgages or otherwise obtaining or making available funds for the purchase, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repairs or maintenance of any real property in the village.
(4) Solicit or enter into an agreement for the sale, lease or listing for sale or lease, of any real property within the village on grounds of loss of value due to the present or prospective entry into any neighborhood of any person of any particular race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, familial status, creed, unfavorable military discharge, sexual orientation, or source of income, parental status, gender identity or housing status.
(5) Distribute or cause to be distributed written material or statements designated to induce any owner of any real property in the village to sell or lease his real property because of any present or prospective change in the race, religion, color, sex, age, marital status, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, familial status, creed, unfavorable military discharge, sexual orientation, source of income, parental status, gender identity or housing status of persons in the neighborhood.
(6) Make any misrepresentations concerning the listing for sale or the anticipated listing for sale or the sale of any real property for the purpose of inducing or attempting to induce the sale or listing for sale of any real property by representing that the presence or anticipated presence of persons of any particular race, religion, color, sex, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, familial status, creed, unfavorable military discharge, sexual orientation, source of income, parental status, gender identity or housing status in the area will or may result in the lowering of real property values in the block, neighborhood or area in which the property is located.
(7) Refuse to sell or rent real property because of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, familial status, creed, unfavorable military discharge, sexual orientation, source of income, parental status, gender identity or housing status.
(8) Refuse to show to any person who has specified needs and has affirmed the ability to finance the purchase or lease of real property the list or other records identifying all real properties reasonably meeting such specifications.
(9) Discriminate in the sale of insurance in connection with real estate or the appraisal of real estate or differentiate in lending in connection with mortgage loans to be secured by real estate in the village because of race, color, sex, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, familial status, creed, unfavorable military discharge, sexual orientation, source of income, parental status, gender identity or housing status of the persons living in the village or in the particular neighborhood of the property to be used as security for the loans or because of prospective or present changes in such categories of such persons living in the village or in the neighborhood of the property to be used as security for the mortgage loan. For the purpose of this subsection differentiation in lending shall include:
a. To refuse to make loans;
b. To differentiate in the type of loans including interest rates, charges to buyer or seller, duration and amount of loan;
c. To influence appraisals in connection with loans; or
d. To delay processing loan applications.
(10) Influence or attempt to influence prospective purchasers, owners, occupants or tenants to refrain from purchasing or renting property by referring to the race, color, sex, marital status, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, familial status, creed, unfavorable military discharge, sexual orientation, source of income, parental status, gender identity or housing status of occupants or prospective occupants of other real estate in the neighborhood.
(11) Influence or attempt to influence prospective sellers, purchasers, owners, occupants, landlords or tenants so as to promote or tend to promote racially segregated housing or to retard, obstruct or discourage racially integrated housing.
(12) Discriminate against prospective sellers, purchasers, owners, occupants, landlords or tenants, or giving differential treatment in connection with the sale or rental of property or furnishing of services because of sex, marital status, age, religion, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, familial status, creed, unfavorable military discharge, sexual orientation, source of income, parental status, gender identity, or housing status so as to promote or tend to promote racially segregated housing or to retard, obstruct or discourage racially integrated housing.
(13) To refuse to sell or rent or otherwise discriminate in the terms or conditions or provision of services because a disabled person has a guide, hearing or support dog or other medically necessary companion animal.