- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- Not stated
Source-verified state registry
Illinois animal-cruelty convictions
PawWatch Registry publishes final convictions supported by an official court, prosecutor, law-enforcement, or government registry source. Records are rechecked for corrections and removals.
42 verified recordsReview in progressLast reviewed 2026-09-09
Coverage transparency
What PawWatch Registry has reviewed
- Date range reviewed
- 2020-01-01 through 2026-09-09; weekly update includes 8 verified conviction records
- Official sources checked
- 7
Official sources
Known gaps
- This weekly update does not establish complete statewide 2015-present coverage.
- Several retained reports do not state a case number or residence county.
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty and violation of owner duties
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Four felony counts cruel treatment to animals
- Date
- Not stated
- Conviction
- Aggravated animal cruelty for killing the family dog, alongside first-degree murder.
- Date
- Jury conviction in November 2025; sentenced 2026-01-26
- Conviction
- Aggravated cruelty to animals for severely beating a Shih Tzu with a belt.
- Date
- Guilty plea in May 2022; sentenced 2022-10-31
- Conviction
- Two counts Animal Cruelty (Class A misdemeanors) for neglecting two severely malnourished dogs.
- Date
- Convicted 2026-06-23; sentenced 2026-08-27
- Conviction
- Aggravated animal cruelty for the death of cat Gracie in a residential arson; also pleaded guilty to residential arson and aggravated domestic battery.
- Date
- By 2025-10-15; exact plea/sentencing day not separately stated in retained report
- Conviction
- 2 counts cruel treatment; 2 counts owner duties
- Date
- 2026-09-09
- Conviction
- 1 Class 4 felony count sexual conduct with an animal
- Date
- 2026-08-27
- Conviction
- 3 counts cruel treatment; 1 count owner duties
- Date
- 2026-07-20
- Conviction
- 1 felony aggravated cruelty to animals; related owner-duty misdemeanor
- Date
- 2026-07-15
- Conviction
- Cruel treatment to animal — dog struck repeatedly and pulled by chain around neck
- Date
- 2026-07-09
- Conviction
- 1 count cruel treatment
- Date
- 2026-07-09
- Conviction
- 2 counts Animal Cruelty (Class A misdemeanors)
- Date
- 2026-06-23
- Conviction
- 1 count animal torture; 1 count aggravated cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2026-06-22
- Conviction
- 2 federal animal-crush counts: conspiracy to create/distribute animal crush videos; distribution of animal crush videos
- Date
- 2026-04-15
- Conviction
- 1 count cruel treatment
- Date
- 2026-03-02
- Conviction
- 1 count cruel treatment
- Date
- 2026-02-13
- Conviction
- 1 felony count aggravated cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2026-01-26
- Conviction
- 4 counts cruel treatment; 4 counts owner duties
- Date
- 2026-01-20
- Conviction
- 1 felony count cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2026-01-08
- Conviction
- 1 count aggravated cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2025-12-16
- Conviction
- 1 felony count aggravated animal cruelty
- Date
- 2025-10-15
- Conviction
- 1 felony count aggravated cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2025-05-29
- Conviction
- One count cruelty to animals (Class A misdemeanor) for keeping dozens of cats in a U-Haul van in life-threatening, unsanitary conditions.
- Date
- 2025-03-19
- Conviction
- One count cruelty to animals (Class A misdemeanor) for keeping dozens of cats in a U-Haul van in life-threatening, unsanitary conditions.
- Date
- 2025-02-26
- Conviction
- Aggravated cruelty to animals for killing his girlfriend's cat.
- Date
- 2025-01-16
- Conviction
- Animal Torture (Class 3 felony)
- Date
- 2024-11-20
- Conviction
- 1 felony count aggravated cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2024-11-07
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- 2024-10-08
- Conviction
- Cruel treatment of an animal
- Date
- 2024-10-01
- Conviction
- 1 felony count aggravated animal cruelty
- Date
- 2024-09-10
- Conviction
- 1 count aggravated cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2024-06-05
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- 2024-03-06
- Conviction
- 1 felony aggravated-cruelty count; 3 misdemeanor cruelty counts
- Date
- 2024-03-06
- Conviction
- 1 count aggravated cruelty to animals, Class 4 felony
- Date
- 2024-01-30
- Conviction
- Aggravated cruelty to animals; cruel treatment; violation of owner's duties
- Date
- 2023-08-23
- Conviction
- Felony animal torture for beating a dog; misdemeanor animal-cruelty count was dismissed.
- Date
- 2023-01-12
- Conviction
- Aggravated cruelty to animals
- Date
- 2022-10-31
- Conviction
- Aggravated animal cruelty involving two dogs thrown from a parking structure
- Date
- 2017-07-28
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- 2016-07-26
- Conviction
- Animal cruelty
- Date
- 2015-12-04