Template:ILCS

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This template is used to insert an inline link to the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the system used since 1992 for statute law in Illinois. All statute laws still in effect as of July 1992, or enacted later, are classified under this system.

If you have a reference to the pre-1992 Illinois Revised Statutes (Ill.Rev.Stat.) instead, see Illinois Revised Statutes to ILCS cross-reference to find the current citation.

Usage

The template creates a link to the Illinois General Assembly website, based on the contents of the first 3 parameters, which are taken as chapter, act, and section. If they exist, chapter and act (parameters 1 and 2) must be numeric and section (parameter 3) must match the exact punctuation (if any) used in the ILCS, section only.

Do not put subsection/paragraph numbers in the 3rd parameter. Use the 4th parameter for those and for et seq. or other such wording. The 4th parameter is simply appended to the citation and does not affect the link destination.

Optional named parameters

accessdate=date: Adds "accessed on" language at the end, in case used in a citation. Use a date.
date=date: Adds "as of" wording after the link. Note that, right now, this date is only informational; the web link does not change based on date, so using a date for a repealed law does not cause an old version of it to appear.
documents=filename: (advanced) Overrides (or provides) a filename for an act in case the URL is too complicated to autogenerate. Hopefully shouldn't be needed. Specify without .htm on the end. Creates a link to http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/filename.htm instead of the default. This parameter may be removed at some point.
text=text: Overrides the normal wording of the link itself. Does not override accessdate or date, which are placed after the link.
title=title: Adds a title to the front of the link and automatically puts the ILCS citation in parentheses. No effect if text is also specified.

Examples

Examples of {{ILCS}} template
Format	Example	Output
`{{ILCS\|ch}}`	{{ILCS\|55}}	55 ILCS
`{{ILCS\|ch\|act}}`	The {{ILCS\|720\|235\|title=Coin Slug Act}}	The Coin Slug Act (720 ILCS 235)
`{{ILCS\|ch\|act\|sec}}`	{{ILCS\|5\|120\|2.06}}	5 ILCS 120/2.06
`{{ILCS\|ch\|act\|sec\|extra}}`	{{ILCS\|755\|50\|5-20\|(b-1)}}	755 ILCS 50/5-20(b-1)

As a citation

{{ILCS|70|1005|title=Mosquito Abatement District Act|date=2007-01-01|accessdate=26 June 2025}}: Mosquito Abatement District Act (70 ILCS 1005) as of 2007-01-01. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for ILCS

Inserts an inline link to the [[Illinois Compiled Statutes]], the numbering system used since 1992 for [[statute law]] in [[Illinois]]. All statute laws still in effect as of July 1992, or enacted later, are classified under this system.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
chapter	`1`	chapter number: before the "ILCS" in citations	Number	required
act	`2`	act number: just after ILCS (and before the slash). Leave blank if you're citing a whole chapter.	String	suggested
section	`3`	section of the act: the number(s) just after the slash, but without the numbers in parentheses. Leave blank if you're citing an entire act instead of one section.	String	suggested
extra	`4`	subsection in parentheses, or [[et seq.]], or other wording that does not affect the link	String	optional
access date	`accessdate`	date on which the citation was retrieved, if used as a source citation	Date	optional
as-of date	`date`	date that the cited law was true: adds "as of" wording directly after the link. the web link does not change based on date, so using a date for a repealed law does not cause an old version of it to appear.	Date	optional
title	`title`	the title of the act: If provided, adds a title to the front of the link and automatically puts the ILCS citation in parentheses. (No effect if "text override" is also provided.)	String	optional
text override	`text`	if given, replaces the text of the link (except for as-of date and access date, if given)	String	optional

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Format	Example	Output
`{{ILCS\|ch}}`	{{ILCS\|55}}	55 ILCS
`{{ILCS\|ch\|act}}`	The {{ILCS\|720\|235\|title=Coin Slug Act}}	The Coin Slug Act (720 ILCS 235)
`{{ILCS\|ch\|act\|sec}}`	{{ILCS\|5\|120\|2.06}}	5 ILCS 120/2.06
`{{ILCS\|ch\|act\|sec\|extra}}`	{{ILCS\|755\|50\|5-20\|(b-1)}}	755 ILCS 50/5-20(b-1)