This is a list of people executed in Illinois. A total of twelve people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Illinois since 1977. All were executed by lethal injection. Two other men condemned in Illinois, Alton Coleman and Murray Hooper, were executed in Ohio and Arizona, respectively. However, Hooper's death sentences in Illinois were commuted to life in prison in 2003 and his murder convictions were vacated in 2013 due to discrimination in the selection of his jury prior to his execution in Arizona.
Capital punishment in Illinois was abolished in 2011.
List of people executed in Illinois Name Race Age Sex Date of executionCounty Method Victim(s) Governor 1 Charles Walker White 50 M September 12, 1990 St. ClairLethal injection Kevin Paule and Sharon Winker James R. Thompson 2 John Wayne Gacy White 52 M May 10, 1994 Cook 33 murder victimsJames Edgar 3 James P. Free Jr. White 41 MMarch 22, 1995 DuPage Bonnie Serpico 4 Hernando Williams Black 40 M Cook Linda Goldstone 5 Girvies Davis Black 37 M May 17, 1995 St. Clair 4 murder victims 6 Charles Albanese White 58 M September 20, 1995 McHenry Michael Albanese, Marion Mueller, and Mary Lambert 7 George Del Vecchio White 47 M November 22, 1995 Cook Tony Conzoneri 8 Raymond Lee Stewart Black 44 M September 18, 1996 Winnebago 6 murder victims 9 Walter Stewart Black 42 MNovember 19, 1997Cook Thomas Paviopoulos and Dinalo Rodica 10 Durlyn Eddmonds Black 42 M Richard Lee Miller 11 Lloyd Wayne Hampton White 44 M January 21, 1998 Madison Roy Pendleton 12 Andrew Kokoraleis White 35 M March 17, 1999 Cook Lorraine Ann Borowski George Ryan Demographics Race White 7 58% Black 5 42% Age 30–39 2 17% 40–49 7 58% 50–59 3 25% Sex Male 12 100% Date of execution 1977–1979 0 0% 1980–1989 0 0% 1990–1999 12 100% 2000–2009 0 0% 2010–2019 0 0% Method Lethal injection 12 100% Governor (Party) Jim Thompson (R) 1 8% Jim Edgar (R) 10 84% George Ryan (R) 1 8% Rod Blagojevich (D) 0 0% Pat Quinn (D) 0 0% Total 12 100%
Abolition of death penalty Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation on March 9, 2011, to abolish the death penalty in Illinois. All fifteen death row inmates in the state had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment without parole.
See also Capital punishment in Illinois Capital punishment in the United States
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