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Non-Compete Agreement
State of Illinois
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Illinois enacted the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (820 ILCS 90/) in 2022, imposing significant restrictions on non-compete agreements. Non-competes are banned for employees earning $75,000 or less per year (this threshold increases by $5,000 every five years). Non-solicitation agreements are banned for employees earning $45,000 or less. The law also requires employers to advise employees in writing to consult with an attorney and provide at least 14 calendar days to review the agreement before signing.
Whether you manage a Chicago financial services firm restricting departing analysts, a Naperville tech company protecting proprietary software, or a Springfield healthcare practice preventing physician departures, Illinois law imposes detailed procedural and substantive requirements. The 2022 law also prohibits non-competes for employees who were terminated or furloughed due to COVID-19 unless the employer provides adequate consideration. Courts apply a totality-of-the-circumstances test from Reliable Fire Equipment Co. v. Arredondo (2011).
SignAI generates your Illinois non-compete with the right legal language automatically — including income threshold verification under 820 ILCS 90/10, the mandatory attorney review advisement, 14-day review period provisions, adequate consideration requirements, and restrictions calibrated to Illinois's enforceability standards.
How it works
No templates, no forms, no lawyers. Just describe what you need.
Type something like "I need a Non-Compete Agreement for Illinois" — no legal jargon needed. Answer a few quick follow-up questions and you're done.
AI generates a complete, Illinois-specific Non-Compete Agreement in seconds — with proper headings, numbered sections, and signature blocks. Edit anything you want, then type your name to sign.
Enter the other party's email and hit send. They review and sign without creating an account. Both parties get a copy. Done.
What's included
Every Non-Compete Agreement generated by SignAI for Illinois includes these essential provisions — automatically.
Documentation confirming the employee meets Illinois's minimum compensation threshold ($75,000+ for non-competes, $45,000+ for non-solicitation) as required under 820 ILCS 90/.
Required written notice advising the employee to consult with an attorney before signing — a mandatory procedural requirement under Illinois law.
Provision for the mandatory 14-calendar-day review period that Illinois law requires before an employee can sign a non-compete or non-solicitation agreement.
Properly documented consideration — Illinois requires at least two years of continued employment after signing, or other adequate professional consideration.
Activity, geographic, and durational restrictions consistent with the totality-of-the-circumstances test applied by Illinois courts.
Governing law clause specifying Illinois jurisdiction, venue selection for Illinois courts, and full compliance with the Illinois Freedom to Work Act.
Use cases
People in Illinois use SignAI to create Non-Compete Agreements for a wide range of situations. Here are the most popular:
Protect client relationships and proprietary strategies when high-earning financial professionals leave your Chicago-area firm — employees must earn above $75,000.
Try it: “I need a non-compete for a senior analyst earning $120K at my Chicago firm”
Prevent departing senior engineers or technical leads from taking proprietary technology to competitors — only enforceable above Illinois's income threshold.
Try it: “I need a non-compete for a tech lead earning $150K at my Naperville company”
Secure strategic business knowledge when senior executives depart — these agreements receive the strongest enforcement when procedural requirements are met.
Try it: “I need a non-compete for a VP leaving my company in Schaumburg”
For employees earning between $45,000 and $75,000, customer non-solicitation agreements may be enforceable even when full non-competes are not.
Try it: “I need a customer non-solicitation agreement for a salesperson in Springfield”
FAQ
Only for employees earning above $75,000 annually. The Illinois Freedom to Work Act (820 ILCS 90/) bans non-competes for employees earning $75,000 or less and non-solicitation agreements for employees earning $45,000 or less. Above these thresholds, non-competes are enforceable if they meet the 14-day review period, attorney advisement, and adequate consideration requirements.
Illinois requires three key procedural steps: (1) the employer must advise the employee in writing to consult with an attorney, (2) the employee must be given at least 14 calendar days to review the agreement before signing, and (3) the agreement must be supported by adequate consideration — at least two years of continued employment or other professional-level consideration.
Non-compete agreements require the employee to earn more than $75,000 annually. Non-solicitation agreements require more than $45,000 annually. These thresholds increase by $5,000 every five years under the 2022 law. Workers below these thresholds cannot be bound by these respective restrictions regardless of other circumstances.
Illinois does not set a statutory maximum duration, but courts apply the totality-of-the-circumstances test from Reliable Fire Equipment v. Arredondo. Restrictions of one to two years are generally considered reasonable. Courts evaluate whether the duration is justified by the employee's role, access to trade secrets, and the nature of the competitive harm.
Illinois courts have historically been reluctant to reform overbroad non-competes, though the approach varies by court. Some Illinois courts will blue-pencil minor overbreadth, while others void the entire restriction. The safest approach is to draft restrictions that fall within established reasonableness standards from the outset.
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