Champaign, IL, Passed in 1977
Municipal Code, Chapter 17 HUMAN RIGHTS, Article I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 17-3. Definitions. Sex means the state of being or becoming male or female or transsexual, or pregnant.

Urbana, IL, Passed in 1979
Municipal Code, Chapter 12 HUMAN RIGHTS, Article III. DISCRIMINATION
Sec. 12-39. Definitions. Sex. The state of being or becoming male or female or transsexual, or pregnant, or the ability to become pregnant.

Evanston, IL, Passed in 1997
Ordinance 61-0-97
Amending Various Sections of the Evanston City Code Prohibiting Discrimination Against Transgender Individuals.
Sec. 5-5-6, Discrimination Prohibited. Sexual orientation is defined as: Having or perceived as having emotional, physical, or sexual attachment to another without regard to the sex of that person or having or being perceived as having an orientation for such an attachment, or having or being perceived as having a selfimage or identity not traditionally associated with one's biological maleness or femaleness.

DeKalb, IL, Passed in 2000
Municipal Code Chapter 49
Sec. 49-02 Definitions. "Gender" means a person's actual or perceived sex, and includes a person's gender identity, appearance or behavior, whether or not that gender identity, appearance or behavior is different from that traditionally associated with the person's sex at birth. "Sex" means a person's identity as male or female as indicated by the designation of male or female on any official identification form recognized within the State of Illinois, including a driver's license or state identification card.

Decatur, IL, Passed in October 2002
Municipal Code Chapter 28
Chapter 28 of the Decatur Human Rights Ordinance was amended on October 7 with the addition of sexual orientation: "Sexual orientation' means having or being perceived as having an emotional, physical, or sexual attraction to another person without regard to the gender of that person; or having or being perceived as having an orientation for such attraction; or having or being perceived as having a self-image or identity not traditionally associated with one's biological maleness or femaleness. 'Sexual Orientation' does not include a physical or sexual attraction to a minor by an adult."

Chicago, IL, Passed in November 2002
Chicago Gender Identity Amendment
Amends the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance, Fair Housing Ordinance, and Chicago Personnel Code with the following definition: "Gender identity" means the actual or perceived appearance, expression, identity, or behavior, of a person as being male or female, whether or not that appearance, expression, identity or behavior is different from that traditionally associated with the person's designated sex at birth.

In addition, there were existing public accommodation exemptions in the human rights ordinance that had to be addressed. These had exempted sex from certain same gender spaces. We addressed them by adding an additional clause as follows:
(e)   Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (d) above, any person may use a public accommodation or any of its products, facilities, or services that are open to persons of the sex or gender relected on any government issued identification of that individual, including a driver's license, a state identification card, or passport.

Cook County, IL, Passed in November 2002
Cook County Gender Identity Amendment
Amends the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance with the following definition: "Gender identity" means the actual or perceived appearance, expression, identity, or behavior, of a person as being male or female, whether or not that appearance, expression, identity or behavior is different from that traditionally associated with the person's designated sex at birth.

In addition, there were existing public accommodation exemptions in the human rights ordinance that had to be addressed. These had exempted sex from certain same gender spaces. We addressed them by adding an additional clause as follows:
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (c) above, any person may use a public accommodation or any of its products, facilities, or services that are open to persons of the sex or gender reflected on any official identification of that individual recognized by the State of Illinois, including a driver’s license or state identification card.

And in the Housing section, the following clause was added to the same sex housing exemption: Any person may use a housing accommodation that is open to persons of the sex or gender reflected on any official identification of that individual recognized by the State of Illinois, including a driver’s license or state identification card.

Note: the ordinance was amended on the floor prior to the vote to slightly change the wording of the exemptions to that given above. The vote passed by a 15-1-1 margin.

Springfield, IL, Passed in 2003