Phelps v. Human Rights Commission

Section 7 — 102(A) of the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) states that a person seeking relief from a civil rights violation shall file “a charge in writing under oath or affirmation” (emphasis added) with the Department of Human Rights “[wjithin 180 days after the date” of the alleged commission of the violation. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 68, par. 7 — 102(A).) Section 7 — 102 further provides that, upon receipt of such a charge, the Department shall give notice to any respondent to a charge, investigate the allegations, hold a fact-finding conference, and report to the Director of the…