Illinois Statutes Chapter 225. Professions,Occupations and Business Operations § 425/2.03. Exemptions

1. Banks, including trust departments, affiliates, and subsidiaries thereof, fiduciaries, and financing and lending institutions (except those who own or operate collection agencies);

2. Abstract companies doing an escrow business;

3. Real estate brokers when acting in the pursuit of their profession;

4. Public officers and judicial officers acting under order of a court;

5. Licensed attorneys at law;

6. Insurance companies;

7. Credit unions, including affiliates and subsidiaries thereof (except those who own or operate collection agencies);

8. Loan and finance companies, including entities licensed pursuant to the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987;

9. Retail stores collecting their own accounts;

10. Unit Owner's Associations established under the Condominium Property Act,  1 and their duly authorized agents, when collecting assessments from unit owners; and

11. Any person or business under contract with a creditor to notify the creditor's debtors of a debt using only the creditor's name.