Illinois Statutes Chapter 225. Professions,Occupations and Business Operations § 225/19. Civil and criminal penalties

(a) Any person who violates this Act or any rule or regulation adopted by the Department under this Act or who violates any determination or order of the Department under this Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined a sum not less than $100. Each day's violation constitutes a separate offense.

(b) In addition to any other penalty provided under this Act, the Department (or a unit of local government acting under Section 10) in an administrative proceeding, or the court in an action brought under subsection (c) of this Section, may impose upon any person who violates this Act or any rule or regulation adopted under this Act, or who violates any determination or order of the Department under this Act, a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each violation plus $100 for each day that the violation continues.

(c) The State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred or the Attorney General may bring actions for the enforcement of this Act and the rules adopted and orders issued under this Act, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, and may, in addition to other remedies provided in this Act, bring an action for an injunction to restrain any actual or threatened violation, or to enjoin the operation of any establishment operated in violation, or to impose or collect a civil penalty for any violation.