(720 ILCS 550/18) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 718)

Sec. 18. Prosecution for any violation of law occurring prior to the effective date of this Act is not affected or abated by this Act. If the offense being prosecuted would be a violation of this Act, and has not reached the sentencing stage or a final adjudication, then for purposes of penalty the penalties under this Act apply if they are less than under the prior law upon which the prosecution was commenced.

(Source: P.A. 77-758.)