Illinois Chapter 720 ILCS 5/9: Homicide Offenses
Chapter 720 ILCS 5/9 of the Illinois Revised Statutes: Criminal Offenses discusses what counts as a homicide (or murder) under Illinois law. These offenses include murder, manslaughter, and concealing a death. Most of these offenses are felonies.
What Chapter 5/9 Covers
- Taking another person’s life, voluntarily or involuntarily
- Acting recklessly in such a manner that someone dies as a result
- Trying to hide that someone died, especially by murder
To learn more about the individual statutes, use the links in the list below to read the law in plain English, see what penalties apply, and any related information in the statute.
Chapter 5/9 Statutes Explained
- 720 ILCS 5/9-1 – First Degree Murder
- 720 ILCS 5/9-1.2 – Intentional Homicide of an Unborn Child
- 720 ILCS 5/9-2 – Second Degree Murder
- 720 ILCS 5/9-2.1 – Voluntary Manslaughter of an Unborn Child
- 720 ILCS 5/9-3 – Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Homicide
- 720 ILCS 5/9-3.2 – Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Homicide of an Unborn Child
- 720 ILCS 5/9-3.3 – Drug-Induced Homicide
- 720 ILCS 5/9-3.4 – Concealment of Homicidal Death
- 720 ILCS 5/9-3.5 – Concealment of Death
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