Formal defects in a charge

725 ILCS 5/111-5, under Charging An Offense.

725 ILCS 5/111-5

(725 ILCS 5/111-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 111-5)

    Sec. 111-5. Formal defects in a charge.

An indictment, information or complaint which charges the commission of an offense in accordance with Section 111-3 of this Code shall not be dismissed and may be amended on motion by the State's Attorney or defendant at any time because of formal defects, including:

        (a) Any miswriting, misspelling or grammatical error;

        (b) Any misjoinder of the parties defendant;

        (c) Any misjoinder of the offense charged;

        (d) The presence of any unnecessary allegation;

        (e) The failure to negative any exception, any excuse     or proviso contained in the statute defining the offense; or         (f) The use of alternative or disjunctive allegations     as to the acts, means, intents or results charged. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 2836.)