Evanston, Ill., City Code § 5 § 5-3-3-3

(A) Except as otherwise provided by this Chapter, no rental agreement may provide that the tenant or the housing provider:
1. Agrees to waive or to forego rights or remedies under this Chapter, Illinois state law, or federal law.
2. Authorizes a confession of judgment, or any entry of a judgment by a court without written notice or a trial, for any claim, including but not limited to debts, liabilities, damages, and obligations, arising out of the rental agreement,
3. Agrees to a waiver of: any written termination of tenancy notice or manner of service thereof provided under state law or this Chapter, summons, copy of complaint, petition, right to notice, motion, entry of appearance, or other documents from the court as established through judicial process in the manner provided by the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/2-201, et seq., or any action, regardless of good cause or cost.
4. Agrees to a non-disparagement clause that limits any written or oral statements, remarks, or other communications, public or private, directly or indirectly, made by tenants regarding the housing provider, property which the tenant is leasing a dwelling unit on, or the housing provider's or property management, staff, officers, directors, representatives, investors, shareholders, administrators, affiliates, employees, affiliated corporations, divisions, or subsidiaries.
5. Agrees to the limitation of any liability of the housing provider or tenant arising under law or to indemnify the housing provider or tenant for that liability or the costs connected therewith.
6. Agrees to waive the right of any party to a trial by jury.
7. Agrees that in the event of a lawsuit arising out of the tenancy the tenant will pay the housing provider's attorney's fees except as provided for by court rules, statute or Ordinance. This paragraph shall also apply to a mobile home owner who, as a tenant, rents a manufactured home lot in a mobile home park as the terms "tenant", "manufactured home" or "mobile home," "lot," and "mobile home park," are defined or used in the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act, 765 ILCS 745 et seq.
8. Agrees that a tenant shall pay a charge, fee or penalty for the late payment of rent in excess of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) if the monthly rent does not exceed one thousand six hundred dollars ($1,600.00) per month, or twenty-five dollars ($25.00) plus five (5) percent of the monthly rent that exceeds one thousand six hundred dollars ($1,600.00). This paragraph shall also apply to a mobile homeowner who, as a tenant, rents a manufactured home lot in a mobile home park as the terms, "tenant", "manufactured home" or "mobile home," "lot," and "mobile home park," are defined or used in the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act, 765 ILCS 745 et seq.
9. Agrees that a tenant shall receive a discount in excess of five (5) percent of the monthly rent or fifty dollars ($50.00) per month, whichever is lower, if the tenant pays rent before a specified date or within a specified time period in the month.
10. Agrees that the housing provider shall impose a fee in excess of the reasonable cost of that expense, including, but not limited to, credit-check fees, application fees, and move-in fees. A housing provider shall not rename a fee or charge to avoid application of this prohibition.
11. Agrees to limit a tenant's right to contact law enforcement or emergency assistance or to penalize a tenant for contacting law enforcement or emergency assistance.
12. Reserved.
13. Agrees that any specific breed(s) of dog is/are not allowed, in cases where the rental agreement otherwise allows the tenant to house a dog or dogs in or on the premises.
(B) A provision prohibited by Subsection (A) of this Section included in a rental agreement is unenforceable. If a housing provider knowingly and willfully uses a rental agreement containing any provision known by the housing provider to be prohibited, the tenant may recover actual damages or two (2) months' rent, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees.
(C) The provisions provided in Subsection 5-3-3-3 (A) apply to new rental agreements starting on or after January 1, 2025.