DILLARD. 720 ILCS 5/12-9 from Ch. 38, par. 12-9 Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to threatening a public official. Provides that the threat may be made by any means of communication and extends the threat to that which would place the public official or a member of his or her immediate family in reasonable apprehension of immediate or future bodily harm, sexual assault, confinement, or restraint or in reasonable apprehension that damage will occur to property in the custody, care, or control of the public official or his or her immediate family. Increases the penalty from a Class 4 felony to a Class 3 felony for a first offense and for a second or subsequent offense, to a Class 2 felony. Effective immediately. 98-02-19 S FIRST READING 98-02-19 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-12 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary