Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB5024: MUNI CD-DETENTION FACILITIES
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a detention center facility may not be located, constructed, or operated within 1,500 feet of the property boundaries of any school, day care center, day care home, cemetery, public park, forest preserve, public housing, private residence, or place of religious worship, regardless of address. Defines "detention center facility" and "federal immigration authority". Effective immediately.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5024Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" WelchSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/11-5-12 new 65 ILCS 5/11-5-12 new ILCS 5/11-5-12 new Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a detention centerfacility may not be located, constructed, or operated within 1,500 feet ofthe property boundaries of any school, day care center, day care home,cemetery, public park, forest preserve, public housing, private residence,or place of religious worship, regardless of address…
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5024Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" WelchSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/11-5-12 new 65 ILCS 5/11-5-12 new ILCS 5/11-5-12 new Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a detention centerfacility may not be located, constructed, or operated within 1,500 feet ofthe property boundaries of any school, day care center, day care home,cemetery, public park, forest preserve, public housing, private residence,or place of religious worship, regardless of address. Defines "detentioncenter facility" and "federal immigration authority". Effectiveimmediately. LRB104 20598 JDS 34089 b LRB104 20598 JDS 34089 b LRB104 20598 JDS 34089 b A BILL FOR HB5024LRB104 20598 JDS 34089 b HB5024 LRB104 20598 JDS 34089 b HB5024 LRB104 20598 JDS 34089 b AN ACT concerning local government. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 11-5-12 as follows: (65 ILCS 5/11-5-12 new) [ADDED: Sec. 11-5-12. ][ADDED: Detention center facilities.] [ADDED: (a) In this Section:] [ADDED: "Detention center facility" means any one or more of the ] [ADDED: following:] [ADDED: (1) a facility that is owned, leased, operated, or ] [ADDED: otherwise controlled by a federal immigration authority ] [ADDED: and that has as its primary use the occupation under ] [ADDED: restraint or security …