Will Sex Offender Registration Affect Where I Can Live in Illinois?

Oct 8, 2026

Will Sex Offender Registration Affect Where I Can Live in Illinois? Attorneys Christopher Combs and Joshua Boardman from Combs Waterkotte discuss everything you need to know about Illinois sex crime charges, including sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, and more.

Combs Waterkotte is a leading criminal defense law firm serving Illinois and Missouri. Our Illinois defense attorneys will fight for your freedom and rights. If you are facing charges in Chicago, Cook County, or anywhere across Illinois, we can help. Call us at (312) 500-HELP 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Scott Michael Dunn: Will being on the Illinois sex offender registry affect where I can live?

Joshua Boardman: Absolutely. A byproduct that is often the case is you’re not permitted within 500 feet of schools or parks or other locations that are primarily occupied by minors can be certainly be one classification. So, it can affect your personal liberties, it can affect your employment, it can affect your access to housing, all of those things.

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