Almost half of all cannabis business permits issued to date in Illinois — mostly held by social equity entrepreneurs — have ...

Isaiah E. Drew, of Kankakee, was arrested Monday by Kankakee police after they allegedly found a firearm on him.

Chicago Police Department officials agreed to revise proposed new rules and prohibit officers from searching vehicles based on the smell of raw cannabis, a coalition of reform groups told the federal ...

A bill would take out that requirement, and by extension, block police from searching a car based on the smell of cannabis, burnt or raw. The bill passed the Senate last month, but House ...

An Illinois Supreme Court ruling in September did not give probable cause for police to search vehicles if they smell burnt cannabis. Yet, a ruling in December gave probable cause for law ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would remove cannabis odor as the sole probable cause for police officers to search a car. The measure, sponsored by state ...

Bill removing cannabis odor as probable cause for warrantless vehicle search clears Illinois Senate by: Danny Connolly Posted: Apr 14, 2025 / 03:02 PM CDT Updated: Apr 14, 2025 / 03:03 PM CDT ...

“Senate Bill 42 will also relieve the burden on law enforcement to decipher the difference between raw and burnt cannabis.” The bill passed the Senate on Thursday and now heads to the House.

An Illinois Supreme Court ruling last year in September did not give probable cause for officers to search a vehicle on the smell of burnt cannabis.

Senate Bill 42, sponsored by Sen. Rachel Ventura, D-Joliet, is a response to a September 2024 Illinois Supreme Court decision that held the smell of burnt cannabis alone was insufficient to ...

The proposed legislation would change that, allowing police officers to pull someone over if they see the driver using cannabis and smell its “burnt odor.” It would also allow an officer to ...

ROCKFORD, Ill - A bill moving through the Illinois Senate could stop police from searching a vehicle based on the smell of burnt or raw cannabis for people 21 or older.