La Grange — Title VII Ch. 14 Fair Housing § 7-14-130

(a) Creation. The Village has established a Human Relations Commission, consisting of five members who shall be residents of the Village and who shall each serve for a term of three years. Each member shall be appointed by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Trustees. The Chairperson shall be selected by the Village President and will serve the entire term as Chairperson. The initial terms of office shall be as follows: one member for three years; two members for two years; and two members for one year.
(b) General duties. The Commission shall have and exercise the power to:
(1) Act to eliminate discriminatory housing practices;
(2) Act to ensure to Persons living or desiring to live in the Village, or in any particular Dwelling, the opportunity to purchase, Lease, or Rent a Dwelling without Discrimination because of race, color, Religion, Sex, sexual preference or orientation, Physical or Mental Disability, Familial Status, or National Origin;
(3) Engage in such recruitment, research and public communication and to create such advisory councils as may be authorized to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;
(4) Coordinate the activities of the Village with Federal and State agencies in conformity with this chapter;
(5) Gather and provide for the exchange of information relative to the provisions of this chapter among real estate Brokers and salesmen, lenders, developers, employers, municipal officials, and community groups within and without the Village.
(c) Enforcement duties. The administrative responsibilities for this chapter shall be in the Human Relations Commission. The Commission shall have and exercise, in addition to the general duties cited in 7-14-130 (b), with respect to all Dwellings and Persons subject to this chapter, the power to:
(1) Issue, receive, initiate, and investigate Complaints charging Discrimination in housing. Any Complaint initiated by the Commission shall be in writing and signed by the Chairperson of the Commission and shall state such detail as to substantially apprise any properly concerned party as to the time, place, and facts surrounding the Charged violation of this chapter;
(2) Seek Conciliation with respect to any such Complaint, and, if Conciliation fails, to refer such Complaint to the President and Board of Trustees, where the process will proceed as set forth in 7-14-140 ;
(3) Render from time to time a written report to municipal officials of its activities and recommendations with respect to fair housing practices, which written report shall be made public after submission to the President and Trustees; and
(4) Adopt, after approval of the Village Board, such rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
(5) In order to obtain all information which might ultimately be presented in a court of law, administer oaths, take sworn testimony, and to subpoena witnesses and pertinent documents, which power may be enforced by proper petition to any court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) Village Board. In the event that a Commission has not been appointed, the powers and duties of the Commission shall be assigned to the Village Board.