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AI Laws USA tracks 57 entries for Illinois: 24 statewide and 33 from counties and cities. Federal rules apply on top of these; see the federal page . Each entry links to its official source.
42 In effect 7 Enacted, not yet in effect 6 Proposed 2 No longer in effect 0 Blocked in court
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Statewide
Statewide AI rules and bills in Illinois
Rule Status Takes or took effect
IL EO 2026-07 AI Cabinet (2026) In effect September 22, 2026 Illinois HB 3851 — deepfake cyberbullying in schools (2026) In effect July 1, 2026 Illinois data center tax-incentive pause (DCEO, July 2026) In effect July 1, 2026 HB 3773 (AI Employment Discrimination) In effect January 1, 2026 Attorney General Raoul Urges Tech Companies to Stop the Spre In effect August 26, 2025 IL WOPR (AI therapy ban) In effect August 1, 2025 Policy on the Acceptable and Responsible Use of Artificial I In effect April 1, 2025 IL Digital Voice/Likeness Act In effect January 1, 2025 IL Bar AI Standing Committee In effect January 1, 2025 IL DOI AI Bulletin In effect March 13, 2024 IL EO 2024-01 In effect January 22, 2024 Cothron v. White Castle In effect February 17, 2023 ACLU v. Clearview AI In effect May 9, 2022 IL AI Video Interview Act (2019, first-in-nation) In effect January 1, 2020 AI Video Interview Act In effect January 1, 2020 Rosenbach v. Six Flags In effect January 25, 2019 IL AV local-preemption (2017) In effect August 25, 2017 IL Drone Surveillance Act In effect January 1, 2014 IL BIPA (2008, first-in-nation biometric law) In effect October 3, 2008 BIPA In effect October 3, 2008 Illinois Children's Social Media Safety Act — algorithmic recommendations ban for minors Enacted, not yet in effect January 1, 2028 Illinois SB 3114 — Transparency in Downcoding Act Enacted, not yet in effect January 1, 2028 AI Safety Measures Act (frontier model audits) Enacted, not yet in effect January 1, 2027
Counties and cities
County and city AI rules and bills in Illinois
Rule Where Status Takes or took effect
Lawrence County IL two-year data center moratorium (2026) Lawrence County In effect September 17, 2026 Lake County IL eight-month data center moratorium (2026) Lake County In effect September 8, 2026 Chicago data center executive order (2026) Chicago In effect August 11, 2026 Rockford IL six-month data center moratorium (2026) Rockford In effect August 3, 2026 Springfield IL Flock ALPR renewal w/ safeguards (Jul. 7, 2026) Springfield In effect July 7, 2026 Urbana IL surveillance technology oversight ordinance (2026) Urbana In effect July 3, 2026 Carbondale IL one-year data center moratorium (2026) Carbondale In effect June 23, 2026 Bourbonnais IL data center moratorium to Jan. 31, 2027 Bourbonnais In effect June 15, 2026 McLean County Data Center Rules McLean County In effect June 11, 2026 Bloomington Data Center Moratorium Bloomington In effect May 26, 2026 Normal Data Center Moratorium Normal In effect May 18, 2026 Morgan County IL 6-month data center moratorium (2026) Morgan County In effect April 27, 2026 Champaign County IL one-year data center moratorium (2026) Champaign County In effect April 23, 2026 Aurora IL data center standards + biometric privacy ordinance (O26-021, 2026) Aurora In effect March 25, 2026 Township High School District 211 Palatine In effect October 13, 2025 Evanston deactivates 19 ALPR cameras and terminates Flock Sa Evanston In effect August 26, 2025 Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Naperville In effect August 25, 2025 CTA ZeroEyes AI Gun-Detection Contract Expansion (250 to 1,5 Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) In effect July 24, 2025 Chicago Public Schools AI Guidebook Chicago In effect August 1, 2024 CPS AI Guidebook (generative AI guidance for students, staff Chicago Public Schools In effect August 1, 2024 Woodford County IL six-month data center moratorium (2026) Woodford County In effect Not yet set Tazewell County IL data center petition freeze (2026) Tazewell County In effect Not yet set Chicago data center energy/water benchmarking disclosure (SO2026-0027165) Chicago Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Galesburg IL 180-day data center moratorium Galesburg Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Mattoon IL self-renewing data center moratorium (2026) Mattoon Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Troy IL data center moratorium extended to Mar 2027 Troy Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Cook County Jail AI-powered video surveillance system (Brief Cook County, IL (Cook County Sheriff / Cook County Jail) Proposed Not yet set Chicago 12-month data center moratorium ordinance (proposed 2026) Chicago Proposed Not yet set McHenry County IL proposed 12-month data center moratorium McHenry County Proposed Not yet set Chicago City AI Ordinance (stalled) Chicago Proposed Not yet set Chicago AI police report ban (proposed, O2026-0024089) Chicago Proposed Not yet set Cook County personal-info disclosure ban (proposed 2026) Cook County Proposed Not yet set
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