Illinois Compiled Statutes

720 ILCS 5/2-15b (2026)

"Place of worship" means a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other building, structure, or place used primarily for religious worship and includes the grounds of a place of worship

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(720 ILCS 5/2-15b)
    Sec. 2-15b. "Place of worship" means a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other building, structure, or place used primarily for religious worship and includes the grounds of a place of worship.
(Source: P.A. 91-360, eff. 7-29-99.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2016–2017 · leading case: People v. Lindsey, 2016 IL App (1st) 141067 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
People v. Lindsey, 2016 IL App (1st) 141067 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” 720 ILCS 5/2-15b (West 2012). The parties agree that the parish office and the church where services are conducted are wholly different structures.”
People v. Fickes, 2017 IL App (5th) 140300 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “” 720 ILCS 5/2-15b (West 2012). Therefore, we agree with the parties that cases interpreting enhancement provisions of statutes other than the Act, that also refer to locations fitting the “place of worship” definition, are among the appropriate guides for us as we consider the…”
People v. Fickes, 2017 IL App (5th) 140300 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “” 720 ILCS 5/2-15b (West 2012). Therefore, we agree with the parties that cases interpreting enhancement provisions of statutes other than the Act that also refer to locations fitting the “place of worship” definition are among the appropriate guides for us as we consider the…”
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