Pontiac — Part I Ch. 24 Human Relations and Social Services § 24-125

(a) Refusal of offer. It shall be an unlawful housing practice and a violation of this article for any real estate agent or other person to refuse to receive or to fail to transmit a bona fide offer for the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of any dwelling or housing because of the race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, order of protection status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service of the person making such offer.
(b) Licensing of real estate brokers; violations by unlicensed persons. Every real estate broker shall apply for and obtain a license from the state in accordance with the provisions of the Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-1 et seq., prior to transacting any business involving real estate in the city as a real estate broker and prior to advertising or assuming to act as such real estate broker. The commission, by any real estate broker or any other person acting without such license, of any act made unlawful in this article for persons duly licensed shall nevertheless constitute a violation of this article.
(c) Discrimination in lending. It shall be an unlawful housing practice and a violation of this article for any lending institution, in making, agreeing to make, arranging or negotiating any loan or guarantee of funds for the purpose of financing the purchase, sale, construction, lease, rehabilitation, improvement, renovation or repair of any dwelling or housing, to offer, seek or agree to terms, conditions or privileges that discriminate between persons because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, order of protection status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service.
(d) Refusal to deal in lending. It shall be an unlawful housing practice and a violation of this article for any lending institution to refuse to negotiate for, enter into or perform any agreement to lend or guarantee the loan of funds for the purchase, sale, construction, lease, rehabilitation, improvement, renovation or repair of any dwelling or housing because of the race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, order of protection status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service of any party to such agreement or of a family member of any such party, or of the residents of the area in which such dwelling or housing is located.
(e) Applicability of section. This section shall apply respectively to every real estate agent who, within the city, performs any function such as real estate agent, but does not maintain an office or place of doing business within the city, as well as to every real estate agent and lending institution which maintains an office or place of doing business within the city; provided, however, that the provisions of this article shall not be so construed as to prohibit a real estate broker or real estate agent, on behalf of the owner, from inquiring into and reporting upon qualifications of any prospective buyer or tenant with respect to limitations or exclusions other than those of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, order of protection status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service.