Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be joined and prosecuted in any county in which any of the thefts occurred; prohibiting one or more persons from committing a series of thefts from retail merchants over the course of 90 days with an aggregate value exceeding $1,500; providing that a person who commits organized retail theft is guilty of a felony; providing that a conviction under the Act merges with a certain other conviction; etc.