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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 5-20. Heads of departments. Each department shall have an officer as its head who shall be known as director or secretary and who shall, subject to the provisions of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, execute the powers and discharge the duties vested by law in his or her respective department.
The following officers are hereby created:
Director of Aging, for the Department on Aging.
Director of Agriculture, for the Department of Agriculture.
Director of Central Management Services, for the Department of Central Management Services.
Director of Children and Family Services, for the Department of Children and Family Services.
Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Director of Corrections, for the Department of Corrections.
Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
Secretary of Early Childhood, for the Department of Early Childhood.
Director of Employment Security, for the Department of Employment Security.
Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Director of Healthcare and Family Services, for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Director of Human Rights, for the Department of Human Rights.
Secretary of Human Services, for the Department of Human Services.
Secretary of Innovation and Technology, for the Department of Innovation and Technology.
Director of Insurance, for the Department of Insurance.
Director of Juvenile Justice, for the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Director of Labor, for the Department of Labor.
Director of the Lottery, for the Department of the Lottery.
Director of Natural Resources, for the Department of Natural Resources.
Director of Public Health, for the Department of Public Health.
Director of Revenue, for the Department of Revenue.
Director of the Illinois State Police, for the Illinois State Police.
Secretary of Transportation, for the Department of Transportation.
Director of Veterans' Affairs, for the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 5/5-20. Heads of departments - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-20-executive-branch/il-st-sect-20-5-5-20/
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