PROOF OF CONCEPT — full quality-of-life profile for Illinois, 16 dimensions of the sex-offense registry regime. Ratings are researcher judgments from the registrant's perspective; each links its statute. NOT legal advice.

Illinois — Registry Profile

Weighted burden index 74.8/100 · rank 4 of 56 (1 = least burdensome) · 13/16 dimensions statute-verified.

Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.

Dimension	Rating	Detail	Statute
Registration length	🟠 moderate	Tiered — 10 yrs for most; natural life for sexual predators/sexually violent/sexually dangerous; 10-yr clock tolled/extendable on non-compliance — lifetime	730 ILCS 150/7 ✓
Removal / petition off	🔴 restrictive	Effectively none — no adult termination/petition; only adjudicated juveniles may petition (2 yrs misd-equiv / 5 yrs felony-equiv), adults register the full term — ⚑ needs human review	730 ILCS 150/3-5 ✓
Individualized risk assessment	🔴 restrictive	No risk assessment for registration (only for supervision); offense-based 10yr/life + 'sexual predator' label	n/a
In-person reporting frequency	🟠 moderate	Tiered in-person: annual for standard registrants; every 90 days for sexually dangerous/sexually violent persons; homeless/transient report weekly	730 ILCS 150/6 ✓
Registration fee	🔴 restrictive	Yes — $100 initial fee plus $100 annual renewal to registering agency; waivable if indigent	730 ILCS 150/3 ✓
Residency restriction	🔴 restrictive	Yes — 500 ft from schools/playgrounds/daycares for child sex offenders, statewide — 500 ft · local: many municipalities add stricter/broader zones	720 ILCS 5/11-9.3(b-5),(b-10) ✓
Employment restriction	🔴 restrictive	Child sex offenders barred statewide from operating, being employed by, volunteering at, or being present at any facility providing programs/services exclusively for persons under 18, or a day care center (Class 4 felony)	720 ILCS 5/11-9.3 ✓
Presence / loitering restriction	🔴 restrictive	Child sex offenders barred from being present in or loitering within 500 ft of schools, public parks, playgrounds, and recreation areas while minors are present; also barred within 100 ft of posted school pick-up/discharge stops	720 ILCS 5/11-9.3 ✓
Visitor registration trigger	🔴 restrictive	Register within 3 days if visiting more than 3 days in a calendar year (per state FAQ)	n/a
Internet identifiers required	🔴 restrictive	Required — 730 ILCS 150/3 requires 'all e-mail addresses, instant messaging identities, chat room identities, and other Internet communications identities'	730 ILCS 150/3 ✓
Civil commitment	🔴 restrictive	Civil commitment law exists	720 ILCS 207
Public website exposure	🔴 restrictive	ISP must publish entire Statewide Sex Offender Database on the internet (5-mile map search); no non-public lowest tier — all registrants public	730 ILCS 152/115 ✓
Halloween / holiday restriction	🟠 moderate	Parole/MSR condition bars sex offenders from holiday events involving children (e.g. distributing Halloween candy to minors); not a blanket statute for all registrants	730 ILCS 5/3-3-7(a)(16) ✓
Marked driver's license / ID	🟢 favorable	Driver's license/ID carries no sex-offender designation or code; license is only subject to annual renewal under 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3(o)	625 ILCS 5/6-106 ✓
Community notification (& who pays)	🟠 moderate	Law enforcement actively discloses registrant info to schools, child care, libraries, public housing and social-service/volunteer agencies serving minors; registrant bears no cost	730 ILCS 152/120 ✓
Age of consent (context)	ℹ️ context	17 — with close-in-age exception (13-16 with a partner less than 5 years older)	720 ILCS 5/11-1.50 ✓

Source wiki page: Illinois · compare with others via the index. Weighted index from the v1 model (weighted_score.py); weights encode NARSOL's judgment about everyday lived burden. Removal ratings and the weights need NARSOL/attorney sign-off before authoritative use.