A person commits theft, which is unlawful, when he or she knowingly:
(A) Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property of another;
(B) Obtains, by deception, control over property of another;
(C) Obtains, by threat, control over property of another; or
(D) Obtains control over stolen property, knowing the property to have been stolen by another, or obtains control over property under circumstances that would reasonably induce him or her to believe that the property was stolen, and he or she:
(1) Has the intent to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property;
(2) Knowingly uses, conceals, or abandons the property in such a manner as to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property; or
(3) Uses, conceals, or abandons the property, knowing that the use, concealment, or abandonment probably will deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property.
(Prior Code, § 9-46) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, penalties, see ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 16-1