Illinois Code § 740 ILCS 170/1

No assignment of wages earned or to be earned is valid unless
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(1) Made in a written instrument (a) signed by the wage-earner in person
and (b) bearing the date of its execution, the social security number of
the wage-earner, the name of the employer of the wage-earner at the time of
its execution, the amount of the money loaned or the price of the articles
sold or other consideration given, the rate of interest or time-price
differential, if any, to be paid, and the date when such payments are due;

 
(2) Given to secure an existing debt of the wage-earner or one
contracted by the wage-earner simultaneously with its execution;

 
(3) An exact copy thereof is furnished to the wage-earner at the time
the assignment is executed;

 
(4) The words "Wage Assignment" are printed or written in bold face
letters of not less than 1/4 inch in height at the head of the wage
assignment and also one inch above or below the line where the wage-earner
signs that assignment;

 
(5) Written as a separate instrument complete in itself and not a part
of any conditional sales contract or any other instrument.

 
The requirement of the social security number of the wage-earner imposed
by this Act applies only as to wage assignments made after January 1, 1966.

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