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l T <br /> i ( , <br /> Section 4-8 . At any time after a charge is filed, the <br /> Corporation Counsel, at the request of the Human Relations <br /> Officer, may petition the Circuit Court for temporary relief, <br /> pending final determination of the proceedings under this <br /> Chapter , including an order or judgment restraining the <br /> respondent from doing or causing any act which would render <br /> ineffectual an order which the Commission may enter with respect <br /> to the complainant. <br /> Article 5. PUBLIC HEARING. <br /> Section 5-1. Following any finding of probable cause and a <br /> failure to resolve the charge through conciliation, the Human <br /> Relations Officer shall prepare a written complaint, under oath <br /> or affirmation, stating the nature of the human rights violation <br /> substantially as alleged in the charge previously filed and the <br /> relief sought on behalf of the charging party, and said complaint <br /> shall be filed with the Commission. <br /> Section 5-2 . Within five (5) days after a complaint is <br /> filed by the Human Relations Officer or by a complainant, as the <br /> case may be, the Commission shall cause a copy of it to be served <br /> on the respondent together with a notice of hearing before the <br /> Commission or a hearing officer designated thereby, at a time and <br /> place therein fixed. <br /> Section 5-3 . The hearing shall be held not less than <br /> forty-five (45) nor more than ninety (90) days after the service <br /> of the complaint; provided that, the Commission, or the hearing <br /> officer, may, for good cause shown, extend the date of the <br /> hearing. <br /> Section 5-4 . A. A complaint may be amended under oath by <br /> leave of the Commission, or the hearing officer conducting the <br /> public hearing, for good cause shown, upon reasonable notice to <br /> all interested parties at any time prior to the issuance of an <br /> order based thereon. Amendments to the complaint may encompass <br /> any unlawful discrimination which is like or reasonably related <br /> to the charge and growing out of the allegations in such charge, <br /> including, but not limited to, allegations of retaliation. <br /> B. A motion that the complaint be amended to conform to the <br /> evidence, made prior to the close of the public hearing, may be <br /> addressed orally on the record to the Commission, or the hearing <br /> officer conducting the public hearing, and shall be granted for <br /> good and sufficient cause. <br /> Section 5-5. A. The respondent shall file an answer under <br /> oath or affirmation to the original or amended complaint, as the <br /> case may be, within thirty (30) days of the date of service <br /> 6 <br />