In 1986 the state of Illinois enacted the
Habitual Child Sex Offender Registration Act which required an offender
of multiple sex crimes against victims under the age of 18 to register
with the state of Illinois. Throughout the years various changes
had been made to the law, and in 1996 the Habitual Child Sex Offender
Registration Act became the Sex Offender Registration Act. Since
1996 the law has been amended numerous times in an attempt to keep
better track of all sex crime offenders regardless of the victim's
age. Illinois continues to discuss changes to the law to create a
better registration system and make sex crime offenders responsible for
their past actions.
The Illinois
State Police established and maintain a statewide Sex Offender Database
which is accessible via the Internet. It identifies Sex Offenders
in the state of Illinois and list his/her crime(s) that was/were
committed. It also lists the current registered residence of the
Sex Offender, and if the Sex Offender is compliant in his/her required
registration obligations.
The
Illinois Sex Offender Information page can be reached at www.isp.state.il.us/sor
Sex Offenders living inside the
city limits of Macomb can be view here:
The state of Illinois also has a Child Murderer and
Violent Offender Against Youth registry. This registry contains the
names and addresses of criminal offenders that have either murdered a
child or have committed a physical battery to a person under the age of
18.
The Illinois Child Murderer and Violent Offender
Against Youth registry can be reached at www.isp.state.il.us/cmvo
The
United States Department of Justice also maintains a National Sex
Offender Registry which can be reached at www.nsopw.gov
*** Information compiled on any sex offender
registry may not be used to harass or threaten sex offenders or their
families. Harassment, stalking, and/or threats may violate Illinois
criminal law. Anyone who uses sex offender registry information to
commit a criminal act against another person is subject to criminal
prosecution.***