Illinois Compiled Statutes

740 ILCS 147/1 (2026)

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(740 ILCS 147/1)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
(Source: P.A. 87-932.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2002–2026 · leading case: People v. Murray, 2019 IL 123289 (Ill. 2019).
People v. Murray, 2019 IL 123289 (Ill. 2019). “] *** *** - 18 - (c) For purposes of this Section: ‘Street gang’ or ‘gang’ has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act [(Streetgang Act) (740 ILCS 147/1 et seq. (West 2012))].” 720 ILCS 5/24-1.”
People v. Jamesson, 768 N.E.2d 817 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “Defendant next contends that the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act (the Act) (740 ILCS 147/1 et seq. (West 1998)) is unconstitutional because it allows for one of its definitions, “street-gang,” to be proved by a preponderance of the evidence in a prosecution…”
In re Commitment of Evans, 2021 IL App (1st) 192293 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “¶ 45 In Murray, the Illinois Supreme Court considered whether an expert’s opinion was sufficient to establish the Latin Kings are a street gang under the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act (Streetgang Act) (740 ILCS 147/1 et seq. (West 2012)), and it determined…”
People v. Berrios, 2018 IL App (2d) 150824 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “In 2012, the State filed a civil complaint under the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act (Act) (740 ILCS 147/1 et seq. (West 2012)), which targeted 35 named individuals and “all *** unnamed” individuals who were members of the Latin Kings street gang in Aurora.”
People v. Berrios, 2018 IL App (2d) 150824 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “In 2012, the State filed a civil complaint under the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act (Act) ( 740 ILCS 147/1 et seq. (West 2012) ), which targeted 35 named individuals and "all *** unnamed" individuals who were members of the Latin Kings street gang in Aurora.”
People v. Peoples, 2020 IL App (1st) 161068-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “Domagala, 2013 IL 113688 , ¶ 36 ¶ 16 The Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act (the Act) (740 ILCS 147/1 et seq. (West 2000)) defines "streetgang" as "[A]ny combination, confederation, alliance, network, conspiracy, understanding, or other similar conjoining, in…”
People v. Berrios, 2020 IL App (2d) 150824 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “BACKGROUND ¶4 In 2012, the State sought and received an injunction under the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act (Act) (740 ILCS 147/1 et seq. (West 2012)), which identified defendant and 35 other individuals as members of the Latin Kings in Aurora.”
People v. Garduza, 2024 IL App (1st) 230431-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “¶ 32 The Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act (Act) (740 ILCS 147/1 et seq. (West 2018)) defines a gang as “any combination, confederation, alliance, network, conspiracy, understanding, or other similar conjoining *** of 3 or more persons with an established…”
People v. Garduza, 2026 IL App (1st) 230431-B (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). “¶ 33 The Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act (Act) (740 ILCS 147/1 et seq. (West 2018)) defines a gang as “any combination, confederation, alliance, network, conspiracy, understanding, or other similar conjoining *** of 3 or more persons with an established…”
People v. Jamesson (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “Defendant next contends that the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act (the Act) (740 ILCS 147/1 et seq. (West 1998)) is unconstitutional because it allows for one of its definitions, "streetgang," to be proved by a preponderance of the evidence in a prosecution…”
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