The Department has the power to do the following:
The security portion of the system safety program, investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the Department under this subsection shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in federal or State court or considered for other purposes in any civil action for damages arising from any matter mentioned or addressed in such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or information. Except for willful or wanton conduct, neither the Department nor its employees, nor the Regional Transportation Authority, nor the St. Clair County Transit District, nor any mass transit district nor service board subject to this Section, nor their respective directors, officers, or employees, shall be held liable in any civil action for any injury to or death of any person or loss of or damage to property for any act, omission, or failure to act under this Section or 49 U.S.C. 5329 or 49 U.S.C. 5330 as now or hereafter amended.
Nothing in this Section alleviates an individual's duty to comply with the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act.
20 ILCS 2705/2705-300