M.U. v. Team Illinois Hockey Club, Inc.

Summary

The court held that a youth hockey organization leasing and operating portions of a public ice arena may be subject to the Illinois Human Rights Act's public-accommodations provision. An ice arena falls within the statute's nonexclusive category of places of exercise or recreation, and the complaint adequately alleged that the organization excluded the plaintiff from facilities and services reserved for team members because of an actual or perceived disability. The court affirmed the appellate court, reversed the circuit court's dismissal, and remanded for further proceedings.