Illinois Code § 765 ILCS 1065/8

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act is intended to displace
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conflicting tort, restitutionary, unfair competition, and other laws of this
State providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.

 
(b) This Act does not affect:

 
(1) contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a
trade secret, provided however, that a contractual or other duty to
maintain secrecy or limit use of a trade secret shall not be deemed to be
void or unenforceable solely for lack of durational or geographical
limitation on the duty;

 
(2) other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;

 
(3) criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or

 
(4) the definition of a trade secret contained in any other Act of this State.

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