Illinois · Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5)
720 ILCS 5 § 8-5: Multiple convictions
Civil
What this law says, in plain English
A person cannot be convicted of both an inchoate offense (like attempt or conspiracy) and the completed principal offense arising from the same conduct.
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