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720 ILCS 5/16-1 (2026)

Theft

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(720 ILCS 5/16-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 16-1)
    Sec. 16-1. Theft.
    (a) A person commits theft when he or she knowingly:
        (1) Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over
    
property of the owner; or
        (2) Obtains by deception control over property of the
    
owner; or
        (3) Obtains by threat control over property of the
    
owner; or
        (4) Obtains control over stolen property knowing the
    
property to have been stolen or under such circumstances as would reasonably induce him or her to believe that the property was stolen; or
        (5) Obtains or exerts control over property in the
    
custody of any law enforcement agency which any law enforcement officer or any individual acting in behalf of a law enforcement agency explicitly represents to the person as being stolen or represents to the person such circumstances as would reasonably induce the person to believe that the property was stolen, and
            (A) Intends to deprive the owner permanently of
        
the use or benefit of the property; or
            (B) Knowingly uses, conceals or abandons the
        
property in such manner as to deprive the owner permanently of such use or benefit; or
            (C) Uses, conceals, or abandons the property
        
knowing such use, concealment or abandonment probably will deprive the owner permanently of such use or benefit.
    (b) Sentence.
        (1) Theft of property not from the person and not
    
exceeding $500 in value is a Class A misdemeanor.
        (1.1) Theft of property not from the person and not
    
exceeding $500 in value is a Class 4 felony if the theft was committed in a school or place of worship or if the theft was of governmental property.
        (2) A person who has been convicted of theft of
    
property not from the person and not exceeding $500 in value who has been previously convicted of any type of theft, robbery, armed robbery, burglary, residential burglary, possession of burglary tools, home invasion, forgery, a violation of Section 4-103, 4-103.1, 4-103.2, or 4-103.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code relating to the possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, or a violation of Section 17-36 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or Section 8 of the Illinois Credit Card and Debit Card Act is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
        (3) (Blank).
        (4) Theft of property from the person not exceeding
    
$500 in value, or theft of property exceeding $500 and not exceeding $10,000 in value, is a Class 3 felony.
        (4.1) Theft of property from the person not exceeding
    
$500 in value, or theft of property exceeding $500 and not exceeding $10,000 in value, is a Class 2 felony if the theft was committed in a school or place of worship or if the theft was of governmental property.
        (5) Theft of property exceeding $10,000 and not
    
exceeding $100,000 in value is a Class 2 felony.
        (5.1) Theft of property exceeding $10,000 and not
    
exceeding $100,000 in value is a Class 1 felony if the theft was committed in a school or place of worship or if the theft was of governmental property.
        (6) Theft of property exceeding $100,000 and not
    
exceeding $500,000 in value is a Class 1 felony.
        (6.1) Theft of property exceeding $100,000 in value
    
is a Class X felony if the theft was committed in a school or place of worship or if the theft was of governmental property.
        (6.2) Theft of property exceeding $500,000 and not
    
exceeding $1,000,000 in value is a Class 1 non-probationable felony.
        (6.3) Theft of property exceeding $1,000,000 in value
    
is a Class X felony.
        (7) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph (2)
    
of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the offender obtained money or property valued at $5,000 or more from a victim 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability is a Class 2 felony.
        (8) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph
    
(2) of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the offender falsely poses as a landlord or agent or employee of the landlord and obtains a rent payment or a security deposit from a tenant is a Class 3 felony if the rent payment or security deposit obtained does not exceed $500.
        (9) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph
    
(2) of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the offender falsely poses as a landlord or agent or employee of the landlord and obtains a rent payment or a security deposit from a tenant is a Class 2 felony if the rent payment or security deposit obtained exceeds $500 and does not exceed $10,000.
        (10) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph
    
(2) of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the offender falsely poses as a landlord or agent or employee of the landlord and obtains a rent payment or a security deposit from a tenant is a Class 1 felony if the rent payment or security deposit obtained exceeds $10,000 and does not exceed $100,000.
        (11) Theft by deception, as described by paragraph
    
(2) of subsection (a) of this Section, in which the offender falsely poses as a landlord or agent or employee of the landlord and obtains a rent payment or a security deposit from a tenant is a Class X felony if the rent payment or security deposit obtained exceeds $100,000.
    (c) When a charge of theft of property exceeding a specified value is brought, the value of the property involved is an element of the offense to be resolved by the trier of fact as either exceeding or not exceeding the specified value.
    (d) Theft by lessee; permissive inference. The trier of fact may infer evidence that a person intends to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property (1) if a lessee of the personal property of another fails to return it to the owner within 10 days after written demand from the owner for its return or (2) if a lessee of the personal property of another fails to return it to the owner within 24 hours after written demand from the owner for its return and the lessee had presented identification to the owner that contained a materially fictitious name, address, or telephone number. A notice in writing, given after the expiration of the leasing agreement, addressed and mailed, by registered mail, to the lessee at the address given by him and shown on the leasing agreement shall constitute proper demand.
    (e) Permissive inference; evidence of intent that a person obtains by deception control over property. The trier of fact may infer that a person "knowingly obtains by deception control over property of the owner" when he or she fails to return, within 45 days after written demand from the owner, the downpayment and any additional payments accepted under a promise, oral or in writing, to perform services for the owner for consideration of $3,000 or more, and the promisor knowingly without good cause failed to substantially perform pursuant to the agreement after taking a down payment of 10% or more of the agreed upon consideration. This provision shall not apply where the owner initiated the suspension of performance under the agreement, or where the promisor responds to the notice within the 45-day notice period. A notice in writing, addressed and mailed, by registered mail, to the promisor at the last known address of the promisor, shall constitute proper demand.
    (f) Offender's interest in the property.
        (1) It is no defense to a charge of theft of property
    
that the offender has an interest therein, when the owner also has an interest to which the offender is not entitled.
        (2) Where the property involved is that of the
    
offender's spouse, no prosecution for theft may be maintained unless the parties were not living together as man and wife and were living in separate abodes at the time of the alleged theft.
(Source: P.A. 101-394, eff. 1-1-20.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 281 cases (76 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: People v. Perry, 864 N.E.2d 196 (Ill. 2007).
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People v. Perry, 864 N.E.2d 196 (Ill. 2007). · cites it 18× “" In addition to the crimes of theft, robbery, burglary, and arson (720 ILCS 5/16-1, 18-1, 19-1, 20-1 (West 2000)), which were known at common law, part C defines offenses such as computer crime, wireless service theft, and financial identity theft (720 ILCS 5/16D-1, 16F-13,…”
People v. Graves, 800 N.E.2d 790 (Ill. 2003). · cites it 5× “*791 Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court: The issue presented is whether the penalty for unauthorized theft of $20,000 from a victim over the age of 60 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1), (b)(5) (West 2000); 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.”
People v. Walton, 2013 IL App (3d) 110630 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 17× “¶ 22 Section 111-4 of the joinder statute (725 ILCS 5/111-4(c) (West 2010)) allows that two or more acts or transactions in violation of section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (theft) (720 ILCS 5/16-1 (West 2010)): -5- “[M]ay be charged as a single offense in a single count…”
People v. Oglesby, 2016 IL App (1st) 141477 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 9× “2 2 Actually, both counts III and IV alleged that defendant committed the offense of theft, as subsection 16-1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a) (West 2010)) defines all of its subsections as “theft.”
People v. Oglesby, 2016 IL App (1st) 141477 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 8× “2 Actually, both counts III and IV alleged that defendant committed the offense of theft, as subsection 16-1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a) (West 2010)) defines all of its subsections as “theft.”
People v. Cameron, 2012 IL App (3d) 110020 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 3× “The amended charging instrument alleged that the offenses were 1 The charging instrument and the sentencing order list the statutory citation for the theft charge as section 16-1(a)(1)(A) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(A) (West 2010)). However, the…”
People v. Burge, 2021 IL 125642 (Ill. 2021). · cites it 2× “¶2 Defendant, Chaleah Burge, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) who was formerly employed as a home health care provider, pled guilty to one count of theft, a Class A misdemeanor (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(A), (b)(1) (West 2016)), after stealing $280 from a client receiving home…”
People v. Haissig, 2012 IL App (2d) 110726 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 4× “” 720 ILCS 5/16-1 (West 2000). Defendants were convicted under both subsections (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(A).”
People v. Moore, 2021 IL App (1st) 172811 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 3× “¶ 197 And third and perhaps most importantly, intent is the highest level of mental state known to the law, and here it heightened the State’s burden beyond that which it otherwise would have borne.”
Mohammad Abu Hashish v. Alberto R. Gonzales, 442 F.3d 572 (7th Cir. 2006). · cites it 4× “Abu Hashish pleaded guilty to theft of a recordable sound in violation of Illinois Criminal Code 38-16-1, see 720 ILCS 5/16-1; 1 he was sentenced to one year probation and was required to pay restitution.”
Lisa Williamson v. Mark Curran, Jr., 714 F.3d 432 (7th Cir. 2013). “The warrant identified Williamson by name, date of birth, physical description, and address, among other data; it indicated that an information had been filed charging her with theft of Schroeder's horse between May and July 2007, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(A); it…”
People v. Hatter, 2021 IL 125981 (Ill. 2021). “2(c) (West 1998)) and theft (720 ILCS 5/16-1(b)(4) (West 1998)), were Class 1 and Class 3 felonies, respectively.”
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— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(2) — 1 case
Rabin v. Karlin & Fleisher, LLC (Ill. App. Ct. 2011).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(A)(1) — 2 cases
Mohammad Abu Hashish v. Alberto R. Gonzales, 442 F.3d 572 (7th Cir. 2006). “Abu Hashish pleaded guilty to theft of a recordable sound in violation of Illinois Criminal Code 38-16-1, see 720 ILCS 5/16-1; 1 he was sentenced to one year probation and was required to pay restitution.”
McAtee v. City of Chicago, a Mun. Corp. (N.D. Ill. 2018).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a) — 27 cases
In Re Est. of Wilson, 939 N.E.2d 426 (Ill. 2010).
People v. Moore, 2021 IL App (1st) 172811 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “¶ 197 And third and perhaps most importantly, intent is the highest level of mental state known to the law, and here it heightened the State’s burden beyond that which it otherwise would have borne.”
People v. Echols, 887 N.E.2d 793 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008).
People v. Nitz, 2012 IL App (2d) 91165 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012).
People v. Allen, 2017 IL App (1st) 151540 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1) — 73 cases
People v. Graves, 800 N.E.2d 790 (Ill. 2003). “*791 Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court: The issue presented is whether the penalty for unauthorized theft of $20,000 from a victim over the age of 60 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1), (b)(5) (West 2000); 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.”
People v. Acklin, 2020 IL App (4th) 180588 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020).
People v. Sykes, 2012 IL App (4th) 111110 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012).
People v. Oglesby, 2016 IL App (1st) 141477 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “2 Actually, both counts III and IV alleged that defendant committed the offense of theft, as subsection 16-1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a) (West 2010)) defines all of its subsections as “theft.”
People v. Washington, 873 N.E.2d 540 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(A) — 92 cases
People v. Burge, 2021 IL 125642 (Ill. 2021). “¶2 Defendant, Chaleah Burge, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) who was formerly employed as a home health care provider, pled guilty to one count of theft, a Class A misdemeanor (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(A), (b)(1) (West 2016)), after stealing $280 from a client receiving home…”
Lisa Williamson v. Mark Curran, Jr., 714 F.3d 432 (7th Cir. 2013). “The warrant identified Williamson by name, date of birth, physical description, and address, among other data; it indicated that an information had been filed charging her with theft of Schroeder's horse between May and July 2007, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(A); it…”
People v. Moore, 2021 IL App (1st) 172811 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “¶ 197 And third and perhaps most importantly, intent is the highest level of mental state known to the law, and here it heightened the State’s burden beyond that which it otherwise would have borne.”
People v. Haissig, 2012 IL App (2d) 110726 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “” 720 ILCS 5/16-1 (West 2000). Defendants were convicted under both subsections (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(A).”
People v. Cameron, 2012 IL App (3d) 110020 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “The amended charging instrument alleged that the offenses were 1 The charging instrument and the sentencing order list the statutory citation for the theft charge as section 16-1(a)(1)(A) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(A) (West 2010)). However, the…”
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(B) — 2 cases
People v. Day, 958 N.E.2d 300 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011).
People v. Null, 2024 IL App (4th) 230851-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(C) — 3 cases
In re S.B., 2024 IL App (4th) 230789-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024).
People v. Menconi, 2019 IL App (1st) 181185-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2019).
People v. Dougherty, 2020 IL App (4th) 170237-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(2) — 22 cases
People v. Perry, 864 N.E.2d 196 (Ill. 2007). “" In addition to the crimes of theft, robbery, burglary, and arson (720 ILCS 5/16-1, 18-1, 19-1, 20-1 (West 2000)), which were known at common law, part C defines offenses such as computer crime, wireless service theft, and financial identity theft (720 ILCS 5/16D-1, 16F-13,…”
People v. Graves, 800 N.E.2d 790 (Ill. 2003). “*791 Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court: The issue presented is whether the penalty for unauthorized theft of $20,000 from a victim over the age of 60 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1), (b)(5) (West 2000); 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.”
People v. Rohlfs, 752 N.E.2d 499 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001).
People v. Oglesby, 2016 IL App (1st) 141477 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “2 Actually, both counts III and IV alleged that defendant committed the offense of theft, as subsection 16-1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a) (West 2010)) defines all of its subsections as “theft.”
People v. Oglesby, 2016 IL App (1st) 141477 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “2 2 Actually, both counts III and IV alleged that defendant committed the offense of theft, as subsection 16-1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a) (West 2010)) defines all of its subsections as “theft.”
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(2)(A) — 23 cases
People v. Perry, 864 N.E.2d 196 (Ill. 2007). “" In addition to the crimes of theft, robbery, burglary, and arson (720 ILCS 5/16-1, 18-1, 19-1, 20-1 (West 2000)), which were known at common law, part C defines offenses such as computer crime, wireless service theft, and financial identity theft (720 ILCS 5/16D-1, 16F-13,…”
People v. Duckworth, 2021 IL App (4th) 180740-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021).
People v. Cook, 910 N.E.2d 208 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009).
People v. Fountain, 2012 IL App (3d) 90558 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012).
People v. Haissig, 2012 IL App (2d) 110726 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “” 720 ILCS 5/16-1 (West 2000). Defendants were convicted under both subsections (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(A).”
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(2)(B) — 2 cases
People v. Boncosky, 2024 IL App (2d) 230496-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024).
People v. Louis, 2023 IL App (4th) 220360-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(2)(C) — 1 case
People v. Menconi, 2019 IL App (1st) 181185-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2019).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(3) — 2 cases
People v. Dupree, 793 N.E.2d 31 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003).
In re N.A., 2018 IL App (1st) 181332 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(3)(A) — 2 cases
People v. Zhani, 2022 IL App (1st) 200307-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022).
People v. Perry, 2019 IL App (1st) 180201-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2019).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(4) — 20 cases
United States v. Dandre Moody, 915 F.3d 425 (7th Cir. 2019).
People v. Walton, 2013 IL App (3d) 110630 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “¶ 22 Section 111-4 of the joinder statute (725 ILCS 5/111-4(c) (West 2010)) allows that two or more acts or transactions in violation of section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (theft) (720 ILCS 5/16-1 (West 2010)): -5- “[M]ay be charged as a single offense in a single count…”
People v. Synowiecki, 2023 IL App (4th) 220834 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023).
People v. Stone, 2018 IL App (3d) 160171 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018).
People v. Novakowski, 857 N.E.2d 816 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(4)(A) — 13 cases
People v. Walton, 2013 IL App (3d) 110630 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “¶ 22 Section 111-4 of the joinder statute (725 ILCS 5/111-4(c) (West 2010)) allows that two or more acts or transactions in violation of section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (theft) (720 ILCS 5/16-1 (West 2010)): -5- “[M]ay be charged as a single offense in a single count…”
People v. Cameron, 2012 IL App (3d) 110020 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “The amended charging instrument alleged that the offenses were 1 The charging instrument and the sentencing order list the statutory citation for the theft charge as section 16-1(a)(1)(A) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(1)(A) (West 2010)). However, the…”
People v. Stone, 2018 IL App (3d) 160171 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018).
People v. Watts, 692 N.E.2d 315 (Ill. 1998).
People v. Wyatt, 712 N.E.2d 343 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(4)(B) — 1 case
People v. Murphy, 2015 IL App (4th) 130265 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(5) — 1 case
People v. Netisingha, 2015 IL App (1st) 133520 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(5)(A) — 2 cases
Dukes v. City Of Freeport Illinois (N.D. Ill. 2022).
State v. Louali, 716 S.E.2d 385 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(b) — 9 cases
People v. Perry, 864 N.E.2d 196 (Ill. 2007). “" In addition to the crimes of theft, robbery, burglary, and arson (720 ILCS 5/16-1, 18-1, 19-1, 20-1 (West 2000)), which were known at common law, part C defines offenses such as computer crime, wireless service theft, and financial identity theft (720 ILCS 5/16D-1, 16F-13,…”
People v. Kotero, 2012 IL App (1st) 100951 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012).
People v. Oglesby, 2016 IL App (1st) 141477 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “2 Actually, both counts III and IV alleged that defendant committed the offense of theft, as subsection 16-1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a) (West 2010)) defines all of its subsections as “theft.”
People v. Oglesby, 2016 IL App (1st) 141477 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “2 2 Actually, both counts III and IV alleged that defendant committed the offense of theft, as subsection 16-1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a) (West 2010)) defines all of its subsections as “theft.”
People v. Walton, 2013 IL App (3d) 110630 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “¶ 22 Section 111-4 of the joinder statute (725 ILCS 5/111-4(c) (West 2010)) allows that two or more acts or transactions in violation of section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (theft) (720 ILCS 5/16-1 (West 2010)): -5- “[M]ay be charged as a single offense in a single count…”
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(b)(1) — 10 cases
People v. Perry, 864 N.E.2d 196 (Ill. 2007). “" In addition to the crimes of theft, robbery, burglary, and arson (720 ILCS 5/16-1, 18-1, 19-1, 20-1 (West 2000)), which were known at common law, part C defines offenses such as computer crime, wireless service theft, and financial identity theft (720 ILCS 5/16D-1, 16F-13,…”
People v. Lindsey, 2016 IL App (1st) 141067 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
People v. Bingham, 2017 IL App (1st) 143150 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017).
People v. McDaniel, 2012 IL App (5th) 100575 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012).
People v. Bingham, 2017 IL App (1st) 143150 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(b)(2) — 13 cases
People v. Jameson, 642 N.E.2d 1207 (Ill. 1994).
People v. Busse, 2016 IL App (1st) 142941 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
People v. Busse, 2016 IL App (1st) 142941 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017).
People v. Bingham, 2017 IL App (1st) 143150 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017).
People v. Allen, 815 N.E.2d 426 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(b)(4) — 17 cases
People v. Perry, 864 N.E.2d 196 (Ill. 2007). “" In addition to the crimes of theft, robbery, burglary, and arson (720 ILCS 5/16-1, 18-1, 19-1, 20-1 (West 2000)), which were known at common law, part C defines offenses such as computer crime, wireless service theft, and financial identity theft (720 ILCS 5/16D-1, 16F-13,…”
People v. Hatter, 2021 IL 125981 (Ill. 2021). “2(c) (West 1998)) and theft (720 ILCS 5/16-1(b)(4) (West 1998)), were Class 1 and Class 3 felonies, respectively.”
People v. Walton, 2013 IL App (3d) 110630 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “¶ 22 Section 111-4 of the joinder statute (725 ILCS 5/111-4(c) (West 2010)) allows that two or more acts or transactions in violation of section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (theft) (720 ILCS 5/16-1 (West 2010)): -5- “[M]ay be charged as a single offense in a single count…”
People v. Vasser, 770 N.E.2d 1194 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002).
In re Darius L., 2012 IL App (4th) 120035 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(b)(5) — 3 cases
People v. Perry, 864 N.E.2d 196 (Ill. 2007). “" In addition to the crimes of theft, robbery, burglary, and arson (720 ILCS 5/16-1, 18-1, 19-1, 20-1 (West 2000)), which were known at common law, part C defines offenses such as computer crime, wireless service theft, and financial identity theft (720 ILCS 5/16D-1, 16F-13,…”
People v. Graves, 773 N.E.2d 1243 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002).
People v. Greco, 790 N.E.2d 846 (Ill. 2003).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(b)(6) — 4 cases
People v. Thomas, 2025 IL App (1st) 232035 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025).
People v. Johnson, 2020 IL App (2d) 190206-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020).
People v. Fuchs, 2021 IL App (4th) 200118-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021).
People v. Bailey (Ill. App. Ct. 2011).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(b)(7) — 1 case
People v. Graves, 773 N.E.2d 1243 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002).
— 720 ILCS 5/16-1(c) — 6 cases
People v. Perry, 864 N.E.2d 196 (Ill. 2007). “" In addition to the crimes of theft, robbery, burglary, and arson (720 ILCS 5/16-1, 18-1, 19-1, 20-1 (West 2000)), which were known at common law, part C defines offenses such as computer crime, wireless service theft, and financial identity theft (720 ILCS 5/16D-1, 16F-13,…”
People v. Day, 2011 IL App (2d) 91358 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011).
People v. Oglesby, 2016 IL App (1st) 141477 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “2 Actually, both counts III and IV alleged that defendant committed the offense of theft, as subsection 16-1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a) (West 2010)) defines all of its subsections as “theft.”
People v. Oglesby, 2016 IL App (1st) 141477 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “2 2 Actually, both counts III and IV alleged that defendant committed the offense of theft, as subsection 16-1(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a) (West 2010)) defines all of its subsections as “theft.”
People v. Vasser, 770 N.E.2d 1194 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002).
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