You can file a complaint and pursue a discrimination claim at the Commission on Human Relations if you believe you have been personally harmed. The Act prohibits discrimination in the areas of employment, real estate (housing) transactions, access to financial credit, and public accommodations.The Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5)1. ("Act") prohibits discrimination with respect to employment, financial credit, public accommodations. It is illegal to discriminate in public spaces. This type of discrimination is also known as public accommodation discrimination. A charge of discrimination is a signed statement asserting that an organization engaged in employment discrimination. This fact sheet provides information on filing an employment discrimination charge with the EEOC in Chicago, and what to expect at the Chicago District Office. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Discrimination is the unjust or different treatment of a person on the basis of a protected characteristic under the law.