(20 ILCS 1805/28.3)

Sec. 28.3. State funeral honors. The funeral honors entitlement established by this Article may be provided to an eligible veteran only if (i) a request for military funeral honors has been made on behalf of the deceased veteran to federal authorities and (ii) military funeral honors are not to be provided by federal authorities, regardless of the reason. Governors are entitled to funeral honors without a federal request.

(Source: P.A. 92-76, eff. 1-1-02.)