Legal Question in Consumer Law in Illinois

I went to register my children for day camp and noticed a pricing difference. The program is offered at many different parks within the same city. It is the same program and hours at all the locations. There are different prices depending on the park you register at. I called the park district and they told me the parks work on a "tier system". The "tier" determines the price. The tier is determined by "the median income" of the area (based on he last US census). I want to know if it is legal for a prak district to do something like this. I feel like it is discrimination based on what they fell I may make due to the neighborhood I live in. Please advise me if this is legal or not. Thank you.


Asked on 4/09/10, 2:01 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas Moens Moens Law Offices, Chartered

There is a big difference between discrimination, and unlawful discrimination. Your situation is discrimination, but it is probably not unlawful discrimination. Being rich, or even "comfortable," is not a protected class (race, disability, national origin).

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Answered on 4/15/10, 6:08 am


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