Section 720 ILCS 5/32-1 - Compounding a crime(a) A person commits compounding a crime when he or she knowingly receives or offers to another any consideration for a promise not to prosecute or aid in the prosecution of an offender.(b) Sentence. Compounding a crime is a petty offense.Amended by P.A. 097-1108,§ 10-5, eff. 1/1/2013.