Illinois · Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5)
720 ILCS 5 § 38-2: Enjoining operation of a business
What this law says, in plain English
The State's Attorney may seek court orders to shut down non-corporate businesses where someone in control has engaged in a persistent pattern of intimidation, coercion, bribery, or similar illegal conduct to force others to do business with them, if the court finds such action serves the public interest.
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