Illinois Code § 725 ILCS 5/115-22

Witness inducements.
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When the State intends to introduce the
testimony of a witness in a capital case, the State shall, before trial,
disclose to the defendant and to his or her defense counsel the following
information, which shall be reduced to writing:

 
 
(1) whether the witness has received or been promised 
 
anything, including pay, immunity from prosecution, leniency in prosecution, or personal advantage, in exchange for testimony; 

 
 
(2) any other case in which the witness testified or 
 
offered statements against an individual but was not called, and whether the statements were admitted in the case, and whether the witness received any deal, promise, inducement, or benefit in exchange for that testimony or statement; provided that the existence of such testimony can be ascertained through reasonable inquiry;

 
 
(3) whether the witness has ever changed his or her 
 
testimony; 

 
 
(4) the
criminal history of
the witness; and

 
 
(5) any other evidence relevant to the credibility of 
 
the witness. 

anything, including pay, immunity from prosecution, leniency in prosecution, or personal advantage, in exchange for testimony;
offered statements against an individual but was not called, and whether the statements were admitted in the case, and whether the witness received any deal, promise, inducement, or benefit in exchange for that testimony or statement; provided that the existence of such testimony can be ascertained through reasonable inquiry;
testimony;
the witness.

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