Illinois Code § 725 ILCS 5/111-5

Formal defects in a charge.
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An indictment, information or complaint which charges the commission of
an offense in accordance with Section 111-3 of this Code shall not be
dismissed and may be amended on motion by the State's Attorney or defendant
at any time because of formal defects, including:

 
 
(a) Any miswriting, misspelling or grammatical error;

 
 
(b) Any misjoinder of the parties defendant;

 
 
(c) Any misjoinder of the offense charged;

 
 
(d) The presence of any unnecessary allegation;

 
 
(e) The failure to negative any exception, any excuse 
 
or proviso contained in the statute defining the offense; or

 
 
(f) The use of alternative or disjunctive allegations 
 
as to the acts, means, intents or results charged.

or proviso contained in the statute defining the offense; or
as to the acts, means, intents or results charged.

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