The second Monday in October of each year shall be a holiday to be known as Christopher Columbus Day and to be observed throughout the State as a day to hold appropriate ceremonies and exercises in commemoration of the discoverer of the New World and his discovery of October 12, 1492.
5 ILCS 490/35
Columbus Day
Known as the State Commemorative Dates Act
The act spans §§ 5-490-1 to 5-490-95 (76 sections).
P.A. 87-272.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.