ILCS » Chapter 720 · Act 150
Illinois Compiled Statutes

720 ILCS 150/4 (2026)

(Repealed)

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section IL-ILGAilga.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
(720 ILCS 150/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2354)
    Sec. 4. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-479.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1993–2020 · leading case: People v. Melton, 667 N.E.2d 1371 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
People v. Melton, 667 N.E.2d 1371 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). · cites it 3× “Defendants were charged under section 4 of the Wrongs to Children Act (720 ILCS 150/4 (West 1992)). The statute provides as follows: "It shall be unlawful for any person having the care or custody of any child, wilfully to cause or permit the life of such child to be endangered,…”
People v. Jordan, 843 N.E.2d 870 (Ill. 2006). “95; 720 ILCS 150/4 (West 1992)), without any attendant presumption.”
People v. Wilkenson, 635 N.E.2d 463 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). · cites it 3× “2354 (now codified as 720 ILCS 150/4 (West 1992))), commonly known as the child endangerment statute.”
People v. Turner, 619 N.E.2d 781 (Ill. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 2× “, 720 ILCS 150/4 (West 1992); see also 720 ILCS 5/12-21 (West 1992) (establishing criminal penalties for caretakers of elderly or disabled persons who fail to perform acts which are necessary to preserve the life of individuals for whom they are responsible).) Considering that…”
People v. Zumwalt-Jophlin, 2020 IL App (5th) 160317-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “The Melton court noted that the defendants were charged under section 4 of the Wrongs to Children Act (720 ILCS 150/4 (West 1992)). Section 4 provided: “It shall be unlawful for any person having the care or custody of any child, wilfully to cause or permit the life of such…”
People v. Jordan (Ill. 2006). “95; 720 ILCS 150/4 (West 1992)), without any attendant presumption.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.