In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed in this Act, the Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
         (A) Meetings. To meet and function at any place
    
within the State.
        (B) Offices. To establish and maintain offices in
    
Springfield and Chicago.
        (C) Employees. To select and fix the compensation of
    
such technical advisors and employees as it may deem necessary pursuant to the provisions of the Personnel Code.
        (D) Hearing Officers. To select and fix the
    
compensation of hearing officers who shall be attorneys duly licensed to practice law in this State and full-time employees of the Commission.
        A formal and unbiased training program for hearing
    
officers shall be implemented. The training program shall include the following:
            (1) substantive and procedural aspects of the
        
hearing officer position;
            (2) current issues in human rights law and
        
practice;
            (3) lectures by specialists in substantive areas
        
related to human rights matters;
            (4) orientation to each operational unit of the
        
Department and Commission;
            (5) observation of experienced hearing officers
        
conducting hearings of cases, combined with the opportunity to discuss evidence presented and rulings made;
            (6) the use of hypothetical cases requiring the
        
hearing officer to issue judgments as a means to evaluating knowledge and writing ability;
            (7) writing skills;
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 775 ILCS 5/8-102

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

             (8) computer skills, including, but not limited
        
to, word processing and document management.
        A formal, unbiased and ongoing professional
    
development program including, but not limited to, the above-noted areas shall be implemented to keep hearing officers informed of recent developments and issues and to assist them in maintaining and enhancing their professional competence.
        (E) Rules and Regulations. To adopt, promulgate,
    
amend, and rescind rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
        (F) Compulsory Process. To issue and authorize
    
requests for enforcement of subpoenas and other compulsory process established by this Act.
        (G) Decisions. Through a panel of 3 members
    
designated by the Chairperson on a random basis, to hear and decide by majority vote complaints filed in conformity with this Act and to approve proposed settlements. Decisions by commissioners must be based strictly on neutral interpretations of the law and the facts.
        (H) Rehearings. To order, by a vote of 3 members,
    
rehearing of its decisions by the entire Commission in conformity with this Act.
        (I) Judicial Enforcement. To authorize requests for
    
judicial enforcement of its orders in conformity with this Act.
        (J) Opinions. To publish each decision within 180
    
days of the decision to assure a consistent source of precedent. Published decisions shall be subject to the Personal Information Protection Act.
        (K) Public Grants; Private Gifts. To accept public
    
grants and private gifts as may be authorized.
        (L) Interpreters. To appoint at the expense of the
    
Commission a qualified interpreter whenever a hearing impaired individual or an individual who lacks proficiency in the English language is a party or witness in proceedings before the Commission.
        (M) Automated Processing Plan. To prepare an
    
electronic data processing and telecommunications plan jointly with the Department in accordance with Section 7-112.
    The provisions of Public Act 89-370 amending subsection (G) of this Section apply to causes of action filed on or after January 1, 1996.
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