Historic Illinois Statutes

Welcome to my library of 155 years of Illinois statutory law! Session laws including public and private acts, compiled statutes, revised statutes, and other works that address Illinois territorial and state statutory law are included. I also added constitutions.

The table has links to digitized volumes or web versions of historic and current Illinois statutes. In some cases later compilations substitute for books that are missing or were never printed. The span includes the first territorial session in 1809 through the 53rd General Assembly in 1921. There is a 50-year gap in which I did not locate digitized volumes, and then there is a link to some form of statutory law from 1971 to present. From 1971 to 1996 Senate and House transcripts are linked. The links from 1972 to present lead to session laws. Enjoy!

For further information on the statutes, see my blog post, Illinois Statutory Law Links.

See also the Indexes to Illinois Statutory Law page where I have similar links to statute indexes. My blog post with the same name explains why the indexes were created.

Illinois Territorial Laws 1 Mar 1809–26 Aug 1818
	Session Begun	Description/Title	Comments/Publication Year or Coverage	Statutory Law Online
	Jun 1809	Laws enacted by the Governor and Judges of Illinois Territory sitting as a Legislative Council at their first session, in June, 1809.	MSS in archives of the State of Illinois. Use 1809–1811 compilation for substitute.	Google Books
	1810	Laws enacted by the Governor and Judges of Illinois Territory sitting as a Legislative Council at their second session, in 1810.	MSS in archives of the State of Illinois. Use 1809–1811 compilation for substitute.	Google Books
	1811	Laws enacted by the Governor and Judges of Illinois Territory sitting as a Legislative Council at their Third session, in 1811.	MSS in archives of the State of Illinois. Use 1809–1811 compilation for substitute.	Google Books
	25 Nov 1812	Laws passed by the Legislative Council & House of Representatives of the Illinois Territory, at their First Session held at Kaskaskia, 1812. Legislature sitting in General Assembly. Printed by authority from the Governor, by Matthew Duncan, Russellville, Ky., 1813.	Printed 1813. Contains laws 1st Session; 1st General Assembly. Substitute with 1809–1818 compilation.	Internet Archive
	Nov 1813	Laws enacted by the First General Assembly of the Territory of Illlinois, at their second session, beginning in November, 1813.	MSS 2nd Session; 1st General Assembly. Substitute with 1809–1818 compilation.	Internet Archive
	Nov 1814	Laws enacted by the Second Assembly of the Territory of Illinois, at their first session beginning in November, 1814.	MSS 1st Session, 2nd General Assembly. One Act printed. Substitute with 1809–1818 compilation.	Internet Archive
	Digest of Acts in force June 2, 1815	Pope’s Digest. Laws of the Territory of Illinois, Revised and Digested under the Authority of the Legislature. Vols. I & II. Kaskaskia: Printed by Nathaniel Duncan, 1815.	Volume I of Pope’s Revision, 2 Vols. Printed in 1815 by legislative authority. Substituted with reprint.	Internet Archive
	Digest of Acts in force June 2, 1815	Pope’s Digest. Laws of the Territory of Illinois, Revised and Digested under the Authority of the Legislature. Vols. I & II. Kaskaskia: Printed by Nathaniel Duncan, 1815.	Volume II of Pope’s Revision, 2 Vols. Printed in 1815 by legislative authority. Substituted with reprint.	Internet Archive
	1815 to 1816	Laws passed by the Legislative Council, and House of Representatives of Illinois Territory, at their Fourth Session, [Second General Assembly — Second Session] Held at Kaskasia, 1815 — ’16. Kaskaskia: Printed by Matthew Duncan, 1816.	Printed 1816. 2nd Session 2nd General Assembly, called 5th Session on title page. Reprinted by Phillips Bros., Springfield, Ill., 1898.	Google Books
	2 Dec 1816	Laws passed by the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of Illinois Territory at their Fifth Session, [Third General Assembly — First Session] held at Kaskasia, 1816 — ’17. Kaskaskia: Printed by Cook and Blackwell, 1817.	Printed 1817. 1st Session, 3rd General Assembly, called 5th Session on title page. Substitute with 1809–1818 edition.	Internet Archive
	1817 to 1818	Laws Passed by the General Assembly of Illinois Territory, at their Sixth Session, [Third General Assembly, Second Session] held at Kaskaskia, 1817 — ’18. Kaskaskia, I. T.: Berry and Blackwell, 1818.	Printed 1818. 2nd Session, 3rd General Assembly, called 6th Session on the title page	Google Books
		Clarence Walworth Alvord, ed. Laws of the Territory of Illinois, 1809 –1811, Bulletin of the Illinois State Historical Society Library. Vol. I, No. II. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co., 1906.	1809–1811 substitute	Google Books
		Philbrick, Francis S., ed. The Laws of Illinois Territory, 1809–1818. Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, Vol. XXV, Law Series Volume V. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Historical Library, 1950.	1809–1818 substitute	Internet Archive
State Statutory Laws 1818–1921, 1971 to present
Assembly Number	Session Begun	Description	Cite, Publication Year, or Comments	Statutory Law Online
	1818	Constitution of the State of Illinois	1818	Google Books
1	Jan 1819	Public and Private Acts	1819 Ill. Laws	Google Books
2	4 Dec 1820	Public and Private Acts	1821 Ill. Laws	Google Books
3	2 Dec 1822	Public and Private Acts	1823 Ill. Laws	Google Books
4	15 Nov 1824	Public and Private Acts	1825 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	2 Jan 1826	Public and Private Acts	1826 Ill. Laws	Google Books
5	4 Dec 1826	Revised Code	R. S. 1827 Official	Google Books
“	4 Dec 1826	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1827	Google Books
6	3 Dec 1828	Revised Code (codified)	R. L. 1829	Google Books
7	3 Dec 1830	Public and Private Acts	1831 Ill. Laws	Google Books
8	3 Dec 1832	Revised Laws (codified)	R. S. 1833 Official	Google Books
“	3 Dec 1832	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1833	Google Books
9	1 Dec 1834	Public and Private Acts	1835 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	7 Dec 1835	Public and Private Acts	1836 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
10	5 Dec 1836	Public Acts	1 Laws 1837	Internet Archive
“	5 Dec 1836	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1837	Internet Archive
“	10 Jul 1837	Public and Private Acts	2 Laws 1837	Google Books
	1837	Gale’s Compilation (codified)	Gales’ Stat. Includes revised statutes 1833 through laws of 1837 Published 1839	Google Books
11	3 Dec 1838	Public Acts	1839 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	3 Dec 1838	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1839	Google Books
11	9 Dec 1839	Public and Private Acts	1840 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
12	7 Dec 1840	Public and Private Acts	1841 Ill. Laws	Google Books
13	5 Dec 1842	Public and Private Acts	1843 Ill. Laws	Google Books
14	2 Dec 1844	Public and Private Acts	1845 Ill. Laws	Google Books
	3 Mar 1845	Revised Statutes (codified)	R. S. 1845 Official	Google Books
15	7 Dec 1846	Public Acts	1847 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	7 Dec 1846	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1847
	1847	State Constitution	1848	Google Books
16	1 Jan 1849	Public Acts	1 Laws 1849	Google Books
“	1 Jan 1849	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1849	Google Books
“	22 Oct 1849	Public and Private Acts	2 Laws 1849	Internet Archive
17	6 Jan 1851	Public Acts	1851 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	6 Jan 1851	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1851	Internet Archive
“	7 Jun 1852	Public and Private Acts	1852 Ill. Laws	Google Books
18	3 Jan 1853	Public Acts	1853 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	3 Jan 1853	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1853	Internet Archive
“	9 Feb 1854	Public Acts	1854 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	9 Feb 1854	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1854	Internet Archive
19	1 Jan 1855	Public Acts	1855 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	1 Jan 1855	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1855	Internet Archive
	1856	Purple’s Compilation (codified)	Purple’s Stat. Vol. I Abatement through Lands — Swamp and State	Google Books
	1856	Purple’s Compilation (codified)	Purple’s Stat.Vol. II Laws through Wolves	Google Books
20	5 Jan 1857	Public Acts	1857 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	5 Jan 1857	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1857	Internet Archive
“	5 Jan 1857	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1857	Internet Archive
“	5 Jan 1857	Private Acts	Index Pr. L. 1857	Internet Archive

	1857	A Compilation of all the General Laws of the State of Illinois Relating to Township Organization	With Index	Google Books
	1858	Scates’ Compilation (codified)	Scates’ Stat.	Google Books
21	3 Jan 1859	Public Acts	1859 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	3 Jan 1859	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1859	Internet Archive
22	7 Jan 1861	Public Acts	1 Laws 1861	Internet Archive
“	7 Jan 1861	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1861	Google Books
“	23 Apr 1861	Public and Private Acts	2 Laws 1861	Internet Archive
23	5 Jan 1863	Public Acts	1863 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	5 Jan 1863	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1863	Internet Archive
	1865	Samuel H. Treat, Walter B. Scates and Robert S. Blackwell, comp. The Statutes of Illinois, Embracing All of the General Laws of the State, Complete to 1865, With Marginal Notes, Showing the Contents of Each Section, and a Reference to the Decisions of the Supreme Court Upon the Construction of Each Statute. In Three Volumes. Volume I. Chicago, Illinois: E. B. Myers & Chandler, 1866.	From Revised Statutes 1845 to 1865	Google Books
	1865	Samuel H. Treat, Walter B. Scates and Robert S. Blackwell, comp. The Statutes of Illinois, Embracing All of the General Laws of the State, Complete to 1865, with Marginal Notes, Showing the Contents of Each Section, and a Reference to the Decisions of the Supreme Court Upon the Construction of Each Statute. In Three Volumes. Volume 2. Chicago, Illinois: E. B. Myers & Chandler, 1866.	pp.721—1464From Revised Statutes 1845 to 1865	Google Books
	1865	Samuel H. Treat, Walter B. Scates and Robert S. Blackwell, comp. The Statutes of Illinois Volume III. Embracing All of the General Laws of the State, Passed by the General Assembly from 1859 to 1865, Inclusive, With a Complete Index. Chicago, Illinois: E. B. Myers & Chandler, 1866.	Each session is separate in the volume and each volume is indexed. The index in back is consolidated.	Google Books
24	2 Jan 1865	Public Acts	1865 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	2 Jan 1865	Private Acts Vol. I	1 Pr. L. 1865	Internet Archive
“	2 Jan 1865	Private Acts Vol. II	2 Pr. L. 1865	Internet Archive
25	7 Jan 1867	Public Acts	1867 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
“	7 Jan 1867	Private Acts Vol. I	1 Pr. L. 1867	Internet Archive
“	7 Jan 1867	Private Acts Vol. II	2 Pr. L. 1867	Google Books
“	7 Jan 1867	Private Acts Vol. III	3 Pr. L. 1867	Google Books
“	11 Jun 1867	Public and Private Acts	2 Laws 1867	Internet Archive
	1868	Gross’ Compilation 1868 (codified)	Gross’ Stat. 1868 Revised statutes 1845 to laws 1868	Google Books
	1868	Digest of Criminal Laws	1818 to 1868	Google Books
26	4 Jan 1869	Public Acts	1869 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
“	4 Jan 1869	Private Acts	Pr. L. 1869	Google Books
	1869	Analytical Digest aka Gross’ Compilation 1869	1818-1869 Gross’ Stat. 1869 pub. 1872	Google Books
	1870	State Constitution	1870	Google Books
27	4 Jan 1871	Public Acts	1871 — 1872	Google Books
“	24 May 1871	Public Acts	1871 — 1872	Google Books
“	13 Oct 1871	Public Acts	1871 — 1872	Google Books
“	15 Nov 1871	Public Acts	1871 — 1872	Google Books
		Analytical Digest, Statutes, 1818-1872	Vol. II, 1871-1872	Google Books
28	8 Jan 1873	Public Acts	1873 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
		Analytical Digest, Statutes, 1818-1873	Vol. III, 1873	Google Books
28	6 Jan 1874	Public Acts	1874 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	6 Jan 1874	Revised Statutes, 1874 (codified)	R. S. 1874 Official	Google Books
	1873-1874	Analytical Compilation, 1818-1874, Gross Acts of 1873-4, Vol III.	1873-4	Google Books
29	6 Jan 1875	Public Acts	1875 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
30	3 Jan 1877	Public Acts	1877 Ill. Laws	Google Books
	1877	Revised Statute (codified)	1877 Revision 1874 and laws 1875, 1877	Google Books
31	8 Jan 1879	Public Acts	1879 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
32	5 Jan 1881	Public Acts	1881 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	23 Mar 1882	Public Acts	1882 Ill. Laws	Google Books
33	3 Jan 1883	Public Acts	1883 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
34	7 Jan 1885	Public Acts	1885 Ill. Laws	Google Books
		Annotated Statutes, Vol. I	1885	Google Books
35	5 Jan 1887	Public Acts	1887 Ill. Laws	Google Books Internet Archive
36	9 Jan 1889	Public Acts	1889 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
“	23 Jul 1890	Public and Private Acts	1890 Ill. Laws	Google Books
37	7 Jan 1891	Public Acts	1891 Ill. Laws	Google Books
		Annotated Statutes	1885-1892	Google Books
38	4 Jan 1893	Public and Private Acts	1893 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
	1893	Revised Statutes		Google Books
39	9 Jan 1895	Public Acts	1895 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	25 Jun 1895	Public Acts	Laws 1895, Ex. Ses.	Google Books
		Annotated Statutes	1896	Google Books
40	6 Jan 1897	Public Acts	1897 Ill. Laws	Google Books Internet Archive
“	7 Dec 1897	Public Acts	1898 Ill. Laws	Google Books Internet Archive
41	4 Jan 1899	Public Acts	1899 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
	1899	Revised Statutes		Google Books

	1899-1900	A Compilation of the Laws of Illinois, Relating to Township Organization and Management of County Affairs	With Appendix	Google Books
42	9 Jan. 1901	Public Acts	1901 Ill. Laws	Google Books Internet Archive
43	7 Jan. 1903	Public Acts	1903 Ill. Laws	Google Books Internet Archive
		Revised Statutes (codified)	1903 Contains revised statutes 1873 and acts through 1903	Google Books
		Annotated Statutes	1903	Google Books
		A Compilation of the Laws of Illinois, Relating to Township Organization and Management of County Affairs	1904	Google Books
44	4 Jan. 1905	Public Acts	1905 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
	1905	Revised Statutes		Google Books
45	9 Jan. 1907	Public Acts	1907 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	8 Oct. 1907	Public Acts	1908 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
	1908	Revised Statutes (codified)	1908 Contains revised statutes, 1874 through acts 1905	Hathi Trust
46	6 Jan. 1909	Public Acts	1909 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
“	14 Dec. 1909	Public Acts	1910 Ill. Laws	Google Books
47	4 Jan. 1911	Public Acts	1911 Ill. Laws	Google Books Internet Archive
“	14 Jun. 1911	Public Acts	1911 & 1912	Google Books
“	26 Mar. 1912	Public Acts	1911 & 1912	Google Books
“	24 Apr. 1912	Public Acts	1911 & 1912	Google Books
48	8 Jan. 1913	Public Acts	1913 Ill. Laws	Internet Archive
		Annotated Statutes	1913	Google Books
49	6 Jan. 1915	Public Acts	1915 Ill. Laws	Google Books Internet Archive
“	22 Nov. 1915	Public Acts	1915 Ill. Laws	Google Books
“	11 Jan. 1916	Public Acts	1916 Ill. Laws	Google Books
		Annotated Statutes	1874-1915	Google Books
50	3 Jan. 1917	Public Acts	1917 Ill. Laws	Google Books Internet Archive
51	8 Jan. 1919	Public Acts	1919 Ill. Laws	Google Books Internet Archive
		Annotated Statutes	1917-1920	Google Books
53	5 Jan. 1921	Public Acts	1921 Ill. Laws	Google Books
	1 Jan. 1922	Revised Statutes	Part 1	Google Books
	1 Jan. 1922	Revised Statutes		Google Books
	1970	State Constitution	1970	Illinois General Assembly
77	1971-1972	Senate and House Transcripts, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1972	Illinois General Assembly
78	1973-1974	Senate and House Transcripts, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1974	Illinois General Assembly
79	1975-1976	Senate and House Transcripts, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1976	Illinois General Assembly
80	1977-1978	Senate and House Transcripts, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1978	Illinois General Assembly
81	1979-1980	Senate and House Transcripts, Bills, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1980	Illinois General Assembly
82	1981-1982	Senate and House Transcripts, Bills, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1982	Illinois General Assembly
83	1983-1984	Senate and House Transcripts, Bills, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1984	Illinois General Assembly
84	1985-1986	Senate and House Transcripts, Bills, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1986	Illinois General Assembly
85	1987-1988	Senate and House Transcripts, Bills, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1988	Illinois General Assembly
86	1989-1990	Senate and House Transcripts, Bills, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1990	Illinois General Assembly
87	1991-1992	Senate and House Transcripts, Bills, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1992	Illinois General Assembly
88	1993-1994	Senate and House Transcripts, Bills, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1994	Illinois General Assembly
89	1995-1996	Senate and House Transcripts, Bills, Public Act to Bill Number Conversion Table	1996	Illinois General Assembly
90	1997-1998	Public Acts 0001 through 90-0819	1998 Ill. Laws	Illinois General Assembly
91	1999-2000	Public Acts 91-0001 through 91-0954	2000 Ill. Laws	Illinois General Assembly
92	2001	Session Laws, Public Acts 92-001 through 92-532	2001 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
“	2002	Session Laws, Public Acts 92-533 through 92-886	2002 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
93	2003	Session Laws, Public Acts 93-001 through 93-663	2003 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
“	2004	Session Laws, Public Acts 93-664 through 93-1102	2004 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
94	2005	Session Laws, Public Acts 94-0001 through 94-0726	2005 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
“	2006	Session Laws, Public Acts 94-727 through 94-1113	2006 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
95	2007	Session Laws, Public Acts 95-001 through 95-713	2007 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
“	2008	Session Laws, Public Acts 95-714 through 95-1056	2008 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
96	2009	Session Laws, Public Acts 96-001 through 96-884	2009 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
“	2010	Session Laws, Public Acts 96-885 through 96-1555	2010 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
97	2011	Session Laws, Public Acts 97-001 through 97-679	2011 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
“	2012	Session Laws, Public Acts 97-680 through 97-1173	2012 Ill. Laws	Illinois Secretary of State
Current	Current	Current Public Acts	Current	Illinois General Assembly
Current	Current	Current Compiled Statutes	Current	Illinois General Assembly