Illinois Code § 720 ILCS 570/411

In determining the appropriate sentence for any conviction
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under this Act, the sentencing court may consider the following as
indicative of the type of offenses which the legislature deems most
damaging to the peace and welfare of the citizens of Illinois and which
warrants the most severe penalties:

 
 
(1) the unlawful delivery of the most highly toxic 
 
controlled substances, as reflected by their inclusion in Schedule I or II of this Act;

 
 
(2) offenses involving unusually large quantities of 
 
controlled substances, as measured by their wholesale value at the time of the offense;

 
 
(3) the unlawful delivery of controlled substances by 
 
a non-user to a user of controlled substances;

 
 
(4) non-possessory offenses by persons who have no 
 
other visible means of support;

 
 
(5) offenses involving the large-scale manufacture of 
 
controlled substances;

 
 
(6) offenses which indicate any immediate involvement 
 
whatsoever with organized crime in terms of the controlled substance's manufacture, importation, or volume distribution;

 
 
(7) the manufacture for, or the delivery of 
 
controlled substances to persons 3 years or more junior to the person(s) convicted under this Act;

 
 
(8) the unlawful delivery of anabolic steroids by an 
 
athletic trainer, coach, or health club personnel;

 
 
 
(9) the possession, delivery, or manufacture of 
 
controlled substances or cannabis in the presence of a child under 17 years of age. 
 
Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting in any way the
discretion of the court to impose any sentence authorized by this Act.

controlled substances, as reflected by their inclusion in Schedule I or II of this Act;
controlled substances, as measured by their wholesale value at the time of the offense;
a non-user to a user of controlled substances;
other visible means of support;
controlled substances;
whatsoever with organized crime in terms of the controlled substance's manufacture, importation, or volume distribution;
controlled substances to persons 3 years or more junior to the person(s) convicted under this Act;
athletic trainer, coach, or health club personnel;
controlled substances or cannabis in the presence of a child under 17 years of age.

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