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- A new law, effective 2018, states that defendants accused of murder will no longer be allowed to try to reduce their possible sentences using what is known as the "gay panic' defense by saying their violence was an act of passion after learning a victim was gay. And sexual orientation cannot be considered provocation for second degree murder.
- State law regulates several rent-related issues, including the amount of notice (at least 30 days in Illinois) landlords must give tenants to raise the rent and how much time (five days in Illinois) a tenant has to pay rent or move before a landlord can file for eviction.