Illinois Code § 720 ILCS 5/24-1.7

Unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender.
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(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender if he or she receives, sells, possesses, or transfers any firearm after having been convicted a total of 2 or more times of any combination of the following offenses:
 
 
(1) a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of 
 
this Code;
 
 
(2) unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon; 
 
aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon; aggravated discharge of a firearm; vehicular hijacking; aggravated vehicular hijacking; aggravated battery of a child as described in Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05; intimidation; aggravated intimidation; gunrunning; home invasion; or aggravated battery with a firearm as described in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05; or
 
 
(3) any violation of the Illinois Controlled 
 
Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act that is punishable as a Class 3 felony or higher.
 
(b) Sentence. Unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender is a Class X felony.

this Code;
aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon; aggravated discharge of a firearm; vehicular hijacking; aggravated vehicular hijacking; aggravated battery of a child as described in Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05; intimidation; aggravated intimidation; gunrunning; home invasion; or aggravated battery with a firearm as described in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05; or
Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act that is punishable as a Class 3 felony or higher.

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