{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-2-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 5/2-5","heading":"\"Conviction\".","body":"\"Conviction\" means a judgment of conviction or sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury. If judgment is withheld, the plea, verdict, or finding of guilty is not a conviction under Illinois law unless and until judgment is entered.","path":["CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES","Criminal Code of 2012."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1876\u0026ChapterID=53\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:41Z","sha256":"58a843917c5a3ef645947428174155f62d1340b5a266f5df82cc7286b6ddb0ff","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-2-4","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-5-2-5.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}