The arresting officer described I80 as a drug corridor and called Des Moines and Chicago known "hubs of criminal activity." ...

Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without a warrant, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

Ever wondered why a routine traffic stop sometimes looks more like a major operation? On this episode of Behind the Badge, ...

A fire that burned for four days after a pipeline explosion in the Houston suburbs burned out Thursday after the once-towering blaze put hundreds of nearby homes under evacuation orders.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Thieves crashed a vehicle after carjacking a woman at gunpoint Thursday night in the Washington Heights ...

John Banuelos stood on a scaffold outside the US Capitol, raised a .38 revolver toward the sky and pulled the trigger twice.

In a 6-0 ruling, the court found that cannabis laws in Illinois had evolved to the point that just catching a whiff of burnt ...

For months, CBS News Chicago has been tracking car break-ins across Chicago, and the most alarming items that are being ...

What do we do when this goes off? ... Upwards of 80% in many communities, people don’t call 911 when there is a shooting.

The Illinois Supreme Court's ruling stems from a vehicle search during a 2020 traffic stop that was prompted by a strong ...