Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 General Provisions: Article -
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 1
Short title. This Act may be cited as the State Commemorative Dates Act. (Source: P.A. 87-272.)
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 2
Ronald Reagan Day. February 6th of each year is designated as Ronald Reagan Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day set...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 5
American History Month. The month of February of each year is designated as American History Month to be observed throughout the State as a...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 10
Arbor and Bird Day. The last Friday in April of each year is designated as Arbor and Bird Day to be observed throughout the...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 15
Casimir Pulaski Holiday. The first Monday in March of each year is a holiday to be observed throughout the State and to be known...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 20
Chaplains Day. (a) Chaplains far from home in places scattered throughout the world give comfort and solace to Americans wherever they may be found;...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 25
Citizenship Day. The Governor shall annually designate by official proclamation the third Sunday in May to be designated as Citizenship Day to be observed...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 30
Coal Miners Day. November 13th of each year is designated as Coal Miners Memorial Day to be observed throughout the State as a day...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 31
Great Grandparents Day. The first Sunday after Labor Day of each year is designated as Great Grandparents Day to encourage the citizens of Illinois to...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 35
Columbus Day. The second Monday in October of each year shall be a holiday to be known as Christopher Columbus Day and to be...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 37
D.A.R.E. Day. The second Thursday in April of each year is designated as D.A.R.E. Day. (Source: P.A. 97-206, eff. 7-28-11.)
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 40
Fathers Day. The third Sunday in June of each year is designated as Fathers Day to be observed throughout the State as a day...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 45
Flag Day. June 14, commonly known as Flag Day, is established as a day to be observed with fitting patriotic exercises in schools, colleges,...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 50
Gold Star Mothers Day. The Governor shall annually designate by official proclamation the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mothers' Day to be observed...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 55
Grandmothers Day. The second Sunday in October of each year is designated as Grandmothers Day to be observed throughout the State as a day...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 60
Lincoln's Birthday. The twelfth day of February of each year shall be a legal holiday to be known as Lincoln's Birthday to be observed...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 63
Juneteenth National Freedom Day. The third Saturday in June of each year is designated as Juneteenth National Freedom Day to commemorate the abolition of...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 65
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday. The third Monday in January of each year is a holiday to be observed throughout the State and to...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 70
Mothers Day. The second Sunday in May of each year is designated as Mothers Day to be observed throughout the State as a day...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 71
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. December 7th of each year is designated as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to be observed throughout the State as a...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 75
Prairie Week. The third full week of September is designated as Illinois Prairie Week to be observed throughout the State as a week for...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 80
Retired Teachers' Week. (a) The progress of this State, this nation, and in fact all civilization is due to the passing on of knowledge...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 83
Alzheimer's Awareness Month. The month of November of each year is designated as Alzheimer's Awareness Month to be observed throughout the State as a month...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 85
Senior Citizens Day. The third Sunday in May of each year is designated as Senior Citizens Day to be observed throughout the State as...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 86
September 11th Day of Remembrance. September 11th of each year is designated as September 11th Day of Remembrance to be observed throughout the State...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 88
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. September of each year is designated as Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. (Source: P.A. 95-44, eff. 8-10-07.)
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 90
Veterans Day. The eleventh day of November of each year shall be a holiday to be known as Veterans Day and to be observed throughout...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 95
Viet Nam War Veterans Day. The 29th day of March of each year is designated a commemorative holiday to be known as Viet Nam...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 100
Korean War Armistice Day. The 27th day of July of each year is designated Korean War Armistice Day to be observed throughout the State...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 105
POW/MIA Recognition Day. The third Friday of September in each year is designated as POW/MIA Recognition Day to be observed throughout the State as...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 110
Day of Prayer in Illinois. The first Thursday in May of each year is designated as a Day of Prayer in Illinois, and the...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 115
Jane Addams Day. December 10 of each year is designated as Jane Addams Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to remember...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 120
Women's Heart Disease Awareness Month. February of each year is designated as Women's Heart Disease Awareness Month, to be observed throughout the State as a...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 125
Parkinson's Awareness Month. April of each year is designated as Parkinson's Awareness Month, to be observed throughout the State as a month to promote the...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 126
Volunteer Emergency Responder Appreciation Day. The third Thursday in May of each year is designated Volunteer Emergency Responder Appreciation Day in Illinois. Volunteer firefighters, rescue...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 130
Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The month of September of each year is designated as Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to be observed...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 135
Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. September of each year is designated as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, to be observed throughout the State as a month to...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 140
Children's Day (El Dia de los Ninos). The second Sunday in June each year is a holiday to be known as Children's Day (El Dia...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 145
Peace Officers Memorial Day; National Peace Officers Memorial Day. (a) The first Thursday in May of each year is designated Peace Officers Memorial Day in...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 150
Adlai Stevenson Day. February 5 of each year is designated as Adlai Stevenson Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to remember...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 155
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. March 25 of each year is designated as the Day of Remembrance...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 160
Emancipation Proclamation Week. The first full week of January of each year is designated as Emancipation Proclamation Week, to be observed throughout the State as...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 165
Purple Heart Day. The 7th day of August of each year is designated Purple Heart Day to be observed as a day to honor and...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 170
Diabetes Awareness Day. November 14th of each year is designated as Diabetes Awareness Day to be observed throughout the State as a day for the...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 175
Mother Mary Ann Bickerdyke Day. The second Wednesday in May of each year is designated as Mother Mary Ann Bickerdyke Day, to be observed throughout...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 180
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Month. The month of November in each year is designated as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Month to be observed...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 185
Eat Local, Buy Illinois Products Day. The first Saturday of each month is designated as Eat Local, Buy Illinois Products Day to promote local food...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 205
Prior law. (a) A provision of this Act that is the same or substantially the same as a prior law shall be construed as...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 210
Other Acts of the 87th General Assembly. If any other Act of the 87th General Assembly changes, adds, or repeals a provision of prior...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 215
Matters of form. (a) The parenthetic citation before a Section in the form "(from Ch. XX, par. XX)" (i) is an informational reference to...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 220
Home rule; mandates. Nothing in this Act as initially enacted (i) is a denial or limitation on home rule powers where no denial or...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 225
Repeals. (a) The following Acts or parts of Acts are repealed: The American History Month Act. The Arbor and Bird Day Act. The Casimir...
- Illinois State Commemorative Dates Act. - 5 ILCS 490, Section 230
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 87-272.)
Last modified: February 18, 2015