Chicago Heights — Ch. 23 Human Relations § 23-44

In addition to the penalties and fines delineated in section 23-43 above, the housing practices review commission may provide such remedies as it deems just and reasonable to effectuate the purposes of this article, including, but not limited to, the following. (a)
Directing the respondent to pay compensatory/actual damages (including damages to compensate for mental anguish), punitive damages, attorney fees and costs. In the event the housing practices review commission finds, after a hearing, that a respondent has not violated this article, the commission shall award that respondent reimbursement of his attorneys fees and costs, to be paid by the municipality, according to the following schedule:
(1) The first one hundred dollars ($100.00) of such attorneys fees and costs to be paid by the respondent.
(2) The next five hundred dollars ($500.00) to be reimbursed fifty (50) percent by the municipality.
(3) The next five hundred dollars ($500.00) to be reimbursed one hundred (100) percent by the municipality.
(b) Directing the respondent to provide other equitable relief including, but not limited to, access to the dwelling at issue, or to a comparable dwelling, the provision of services or facilities in connection with a dwelling, or other specific relief.
(c) Directing the respondent to provide other injunctive relief appropriate to the elimination of discriminatory housing practices affecting the aggrieved person or other persons.
(d) Directing the administrator to send copies of the decision to the department of professional registration of the state and recommend appropriate disciplinary action, including, where appropriate, the suspension or revocation of the license of the respondent.
(e) Requiring any persons violating any provision of this article to underage actions to prevent future discriminatory housing practices; to undertake remedial affirmative activities to overcome discriminatory housing practices; or to undertake various reporting requirements, including, but not limited to:
(1) Requiring the respondent and all of the respondent's brokers, associate brokers, salespeople and agents and employees who are employed as sales or rental agents or have contractual relationship with him and are responsible for sales and/or rental of any residential properties, to attend a fair housing training session conducted by U.S. HUD or an agency acceptable to the mayor and city council. Such training session shall cover federal, state and local fair housing laws, applicable case law, and real life or role playing situations. Costs of such training session shall be borne by the defendant;
(2) Requiring all agents and employees of any respondent, owner and/or management company to utilize the fair housing logo and slogan in all advertising and telephone directories, and on all company stationery, forms, pamphlets and brochures;
(3) Requiring all agents and employees of any respondent, owner and/or management company to post and maintain, in a manner conspicuous to tenants and prospective tenants, buyers and prospective buyers, the fair housing poster and logo;
(4) Requiring any respondent, including any respondent owner and/or management company, to provide quarterly reports in writing for a period of up to five (5) years of the names, addresses and status as members of a protected class, of each prospective buyer/renter/borrower who seeks respondent's aid in locating or financing housing, the subsequent showings or activities with respect to each prospective buyer/renter/borrower and the final disposition; and
(5) Requiring the respondent, including any respondent owner and/or management company, and all of the respondent's employees who are employed as sales or rental agents or have contractual relationship with him/her and are responsible for sales and/or rental of any residential properties, to conduct affirmative marketing activities.