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(A) Solicitation. A person commits solicitation when, with intent that an offense be committed, other than first degree murder, he or she commands, encourages, or requests another to commit the offense.
(B) Solicitation of murder. A person commits the offense of solicitation of murder when he or she commits solicitation with the intent that the offense of first degree murder be committed.
(C) Sentence. A person convicted of solicitation may be fined or imprisoned or both, not to exceed the maximum provided for the offense solicited, except that the penalty shall not exceed the corresponding maximum limited provided by § 130.19(C). Solicitation of murder is a Class X felony, and a person convicted of solicitation of murder shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 15 years and not more than 30 years, except that a person convicted of solicitation of murder when the person solicited was a person under the age of 17 years shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 20 years and not more than 60 years.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 8-1) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Elements of the offense. A person commits the offense of conspiracy when, with intent that an offense be committed, he or she agrees with another to the commission of that offense. No person may be convicted of conspiracy to commit an offense unless an act in furtherance of that agreement is alleged and proved to have been committed by him or her or by a co-conspirator.
(B) Co-conspirators. It is not a defense to conspiracy that the person or persons with whom the accused is alleged to have conspired:
(1) Have not been prosecuted or convicted,
(2) Have been convicted of a different offense,
(3) Are not amenable to justice,
(4) Have been acquitted, or
(5) Lacked the capacity to commit an offense.
(C) Sentence.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this division or ILCS Ch. 720, a person convicted of conspiracy to commit:
(a) A Class X felony shall be sentenced for a Class 1 felony;
(b) A Class 1 felony shall be sentenced for a Class 2 felony;
(c) A Class 2 felony shall be sentenced for a Class 3 felony;
(d) A Class 3 felony shall be sentenced for a Class 4 felony;
(e) A Class 4 felony shall be sentenced for a Class 4 felony; and
(f) A misdemeanor may be fined or imprisoned or both, not to exceed the maximum provided for the offense that is the object of the conspiracy.
(2) A person convicted of conspiracy to commit any of the following offenses shall be sentenced for a Class X felony:
(a) Aggravated insurance fraud conspiracy when the person is an organizer of the conspiracy (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 46-4); or
(b) Aggravated governmental entity insurance fraud conspiracy when the person is an organizer of the conspiracy (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 46-4).
(3) A person convicted of conspiracy to commit any of the following offenses shall be sentenced for a Class 1 felony:
(a) First degree murder (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 9-1); or
(b) Aggravated insurance fraud (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 46-3) or aggravated governmental insurance fraud (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 46-3).
(4) A person convicted of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 46-3) or governmental entity insurance fraud (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 46-3) shall be sentenced for a Class 2 felony.
(5) A person convicted of conspiracy to commit any of the following offenses shall be sentenced for a Class 3 felony:
(a) Soliciting for a prostitute (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 11-15);
(b) Pandering (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 11-16);
(c) Keeping a place of prostitution (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, 11-17);
(d) Pimping (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 11-19);
(e) Unlawful use of weapons under ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 24-1(a)(1);
(f) Unlawful use of weapons under ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 24-1(a)(7));
(g) Gambling (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 28-1);
(h) Keeping a gambling place (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 28-3);
(i) Registration of federal gambling stamps violation (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 28-4);
(j) Look-alike substances violation (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 570, § 404);
(k) Miscellaneous controlled substance violation under ILCS Ch. 720, Act 570, § 406(b); or
(l) An inchoate offense related to any of the principal offenses set forth in this division (5).
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 8-2) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Elements of the offense. A person commits the offense of an attempt when, with intent to commit a specific offense, he or she does any act that constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that offense.
(B) Impossibility. It is not a defense to a charge of attempt that because of a misapprehension of the circumstances it would have been impossible for the accused to commit the offense attempted.
(C) Sentence. A person convicted of attempt may be fined or imprisoned or both, not to exceed the maximum provided for the offense attempted, but, except for an attempt to commit the offense defined in ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 33A-2:
(1) The sentence for attempt to commit first degree murder is the sentence for a Class X felony, except that:
(a) An attempt to commit first degree murder when at least one of the aggravating factors specified in ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 9-1(b)(1), (2) and (12) is present is a Class X felony for which the sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of not less than 20 years and not more than 80 years;
(b) An attempt to commit first degree murder while armed with a firearm is a Class X felony for which 15 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
(c) An attempt to commit first degree murder during which the person personally discharged a firearm is a Class X felony for which 20 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
(d) An attempt to commit first degree murder during which the person personally discharged a firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to another person, is a Class X felony for which 25 years or up to a term of natural life shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court; and
(e) If the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence at sentencing that, at the time of the attempted murder, he or she was acting under a sudden and intense passion resulting from serious provocation by the individual whom the defendant endeavored to kill, or another, and, had the individual the defendant endeavored to kill died, the defendant would have negligently or accidentally caused that death, then the sentence for the attempted murder is the sentence for a Class 1 felony;
(2) The sentence for attempt to commit a Class X felony is the sentence for a Class 2 felony;
(3) The sentence for attempt to commit a Class 1 felony is the sentence for a Class 2 felony;
(4) The sentence for attempt to commit a Class 2 felony is the sentence for a Class 3 felony; and
(5) The sentence for attempt to commit any felony other than those specified in divisions (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this division (C) hereof is the sentence for a Class A misdemeanor.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 8-4) Penalty, see § 130.99