December 25, 2019
During a widely attended reception at the Chicago Regional Carpenters Hall, IDHR Director James L. Bennett, HRC Chair Jim FergCadima and Governor JB Pritzker presented the inaugural Illinois Human Rights Awards to Illinois General Assembly veteran Barbara Flynn Currie (pictured) – the chief legislative architect of the IHRA – for exemplary service advancing human rights.
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40th Anniversary of the Illinois Human Rights Act Celebrated
The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR), in partnership with the Illinois Human Rights Commission (HRC), recently celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA).