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720 ILCS 5/19-3 (2026)

Residential burglary

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(720 ILCS 5/19-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 19-3)
    Sec. 19-3. Residential burglary.
    (a) A person commits residential burglary when he or she knowingly and without authority enters or knowingly and without authority remains within the dwelling place of another, or any part thereof, with the intent to commit therein a felony or theft. This offense includes the offense of burglary as defined in Section 19-1.
    (a-5) A person commits residential burglary when he or she falsely represents himself or herself, including but not limited to falsely representing himself or herself to be a representative of any unit of government or a construction, telecommunications, or utility company, for the purpose of gaining entry to the dwelling place of another, with the intent to commit therein a felony or theft or to facilitate the commission therein of a felony or theft by another.
    (b) Sentence. Residential burglary is a Class 1 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96-1113, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 264 cases (66 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: United States v. Michael Khoury, 877 F.3d 720 (7th Cir. 2017).
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United States v. Michael Khoury, 877 F.3d 720 (7th Cir. 2017). · cites it 5× “Section 924(e)(2)(B)(ii) includes “burglary” in the list of violent felonies but does not define “burglary.”
United States v. Jeremy Glispie, 943 F.3d 358 (7th Cir. 2019). · cites it 4× “” 720 ILCS 5/19-3(a-5) (emphasis added). The Government maintains that “[a]pplying the limited-authority doctrine to residential burglary, and thus permitting courts to infer unauthorized entry or remaining merely from the burglar’s intent, would essentially eliminate the sepa-…”
United States v. Glispie, 2020 IL 125483 (Ill. 2020). · cites it 3× “720 ILCS 5/19-3(a-5) (West 2018). Subsections (a) and (a-5) do not make the same conduct unlawful; therefore, applying the limited authority doctrine to residential burglary by entry as set forth in subsection (a) does not result in surplusage.”
People v. Etherton, 2017 IL App (5th) 140427 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 3× “720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 2012). He was sentenced as a Class X offender due to his prior criminal convictions, which carries a sentencing range of 6 to 30 years.”
People v. Campbell, 802 N.E.2d 1205 (Ill. 2003). · cites it 2× “After the jury was sworn, the prosecutor moved for a continuance on the ground that Blake Hoerr had not appeared for trial, even though he was under subpoena.”
People v. ALGHADI, 960 N.E.2d 612 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 4× “¶ 2 In September 2009, defendant pleaded guilty to residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19-3 (West 2006)), pursuant to an open plea.”
Dawkins v. United States, 809 F.3d 953 (7th Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “with the intent to commit therein a felony or theft,” 720 ILCS 5/19-3,” satisfies the ruling in Taylor v.”
People v. Etherton, 2017 IL App (5th) 140427 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 3× “720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 2012). He was sentenced as a Class X offender due to his prior criminal convictions, which carries a sentencing range of 6 to 30 years.”
People v. Alghadi, 2011 IL App (4th) 100012 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 3× “¶2 In September 2009, defendant pleaded guilty to residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19-3 (West 2006)), pursuant to an open plea.”
People v. Cline, 2022 IL 126383 (Ill. 2022). “See 720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 2014). ¶ 27 Slowinski’s testimony was sufficient to establish the corpus delicti of residential burglary.”
People v. Burney, 2011 IL App (4th) 100343 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 2× “BACKGROUND ¶4 In August 2008, the State charged defendant by information with one count of residential burglary (count I) (720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 2008)), alleging he knowingly and without authority entered into the dwelling place of Geraldine Krause with the intent to commit a…”
People v. Murray, 2020 IL App (3d) 180759 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “Defendant eventually pled guilty to one count of residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 2014)) and two counts of aggravated battery (id.”
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— 720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) — 168 cases
People v. Etherton, 2017 IL App (5th) 140427 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 2012). He was sentenced as a Class X offender due to his prior criminal convictions, which carries a sentencing range of 6 to 30 years.”
People v. Etherton, 2017 IL App (5th) 140427 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 2012). He was sentenced as a Class X offender due to his prior criminal convictions, which carries a sentencing range of 6 to 30 years.”
United States v. Glispie, 2020 IL 125483 (Ill. 2020). “720 ILCS 5/19-3(a-5) (West 2018). Subsections (a) and (a-5) do not make the same conduct unlawful; therefore, applying the limited authority doctrine to residential burglary by entry as set forth in subsection (a) does not result in surplusage.”
People v. Cline, 2022 IL 126383 (Ill. 2022). “See 720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 2014). ¶ 27 Slowinski’s testimony was sufficient to establish the corpus delicti of residential burglary.”
United States v. Jeremy Glispie, 943 F.3d 358 (7th Cir. 2019). “” 720 ILCS 5/19-3(a-5) (emphasis added). The Government maintains that “[a]pplying the limited-authority doctrine to residential burglary, and thus permitting courts to infer unauthorized entry or remaining merely from the burglar’s intent, would essentially eliminate the sepa-…”
— 720 ILCS 5/19-3(b) — 17 cases
People v. Maxey, 2016 IL App (1st) 130698 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
People v. Burney, 2011 IL App (4th) 100343 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “BACKGROUND ¶4 In August 2008, the State charged defendant by information with one count of residential burglary (count I) (720 ILCS 5/19-3(a) (West 2008)), alleging he knowingly and without authority entered into the dwelling place of Geraldine Krause with the intent to commit a…”
Adnan Issaq v. Eric Holder, Jr., 617 F.3d 962 (7th Cir. 2010).
People v. Alghadi, 2011 IL App (4th) 100012 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “¶2 In September 2009, defendant pleaded guilty to residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19-3 (West 2006)), pursuant to an open plea.”
People v. Jones, 2016 IL 119391 (Ill. 2016).
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