{"version":1,"id":"us/il","name":"Illinois, United States","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/us/il/","count":8,"totals":{"reports":8,"arrested":36,"plants_destroyed":6000,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":12569.436,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":1,"seizure":3,"raid":0,"arrest":3,"prosecution":1,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-11-03","reports":[{"id":"macomb-spoon-river-thca-theft-arrests","code":"CET-4R80T1","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/macomb-spoon-river-thca-theft-arrests/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/4R80T1/","date":"2026-11-03","added_at":"2026-11-03T21:32:55.428708Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":null,"country":"us/il","country_name":"Illinois, United States","place":"Spoon River College campus, 2500 E. Jackson St., Macomb, Illinois","coordinates":[40.4592,-90.6665],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":[],"title":"Two arrested over $23,000 THCa plants in Macomb","summary":"Macomb police arrested Sean Hayes and Jacob Allen over an alleged attempt to steal THCa plants used in Spoon River College's cannabis processing program. Police say the men uprooted plants worth an estimated $23,000 outside the campus at 2500 E. Jackson St., and each faces theft and trespass charges.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"charged":2,"value":{"amount":23000,"currency":"USD"}},"tags":["macomb","illinois","thca"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The article gives no separate date for the alleged attempt; 3 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.","No number or weight for the uprooted THCa plants was published, only a $23,000 police estimate, so no plant or kilogram figure can be recorded.","No court outcome was reported; the men were reported as facing charges with no disposition given.","Only one accessible report of this event was found after searching, so the account rests on the single opened TSPR article.","The page carries a generic crime-news image with no caption tying it to this seizure, so no media entry is included.","The text gives a number of plants (\"23,000. Those same plants\") but the figures have no plants_destroyed; check whether it belongs there."],"sources":[{"title":"Duo arrested in attempted theft of plants from cannabis program","url":"https://www.tspr.org/tspr-local-news/2026-11-03/duo-arrested-in-attempted-theft-of-plants-from-cannabis-program","publisher":"Tri States Public Radio","date":"2026-11-03","archived":null}]},{"id":"chicago-pentek-2-6lb-cannabis-arrest","code":"CET-CGVC5K","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/chicago-pentek-2-6lb-cannabis-arrest/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/CGVC5K/","date":"2026-10-30","added_at":"2026-11-02T09:36:25.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:21:27.000Z","country":"us/il","country_name":"Illinois, United States","place":"6900 block of North Ashland Avenue, Rogers Park, Chicago","coordinates":[41.985,-87.661],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["raid","seizure","prosecution"],"title":"Chicago man faces 14 felonies after 2.6 lb cannabis seized in raid","summary":"Evanston police arrested Ernest W. Pentek, 48, at his Rogers Park home on Oct. 30, seizing about 2.6 pounds of suspected cannabis alongside methamphetamine, other drugs, firearms and incendiary devices. He was charged with 14 felonies, including possession of cannabis and possession of cannabis with intent to deliver.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"charged":1,"kg_seized":1.18},"tags":["chicago","rogers-park","illinois"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-man-charged-narcotics-investigation-evanston/","media_url":"https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/10/31/c4767b5a-b7b5-4380-8d1f-702512e3f007/thumbnail/620x349/5e7122f570d699287a5b8837db907bda/untitled-design-2026-10-31t122312-400.png","publisher":"CBS Chicago","caption":"Items recovered in the search of the Chicago home, as published with the seizure report. Photo: Evanston Police Department"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["All drug weights are described as suspected and about 2.6 pounds for cannabis; no laboratory confirmation or independent weighing is reported.","The 2.6-pound cannabis figure is converted to 1.18 kg; other drug weights are excluded from cannabis figures as a mixed seizure.","No court outcome beyond the scheduled Saturday initial appearance is reported.","Both accounts rely on Evanston police statements; no independent account of the search was found.","Whether the published police handout photo shows this seizure could not be verified beyond its credit to the Evanston Police Department."],"sources":[{"title":"Chicago man facing 14 felony charges after narcotics investigation by Evanston police","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-man-charged-narcotics-investigation-evanston/","publisher":"CBS Chicago","date":"2026-10-31","archived":null},{"title":"Chicago man faces 14 felony charges after Evanston police drug investigation","url":"https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/10/31/chicago-man-faces-14-felony-charges-after-evanston-police-drug-investigation","publisher":"Evanston RoundTable","date":"2026-10-31","archived":null}]},{"id":"montgomery-hillstone-585g-cannabis-arrest","code":"CET-FGEMCC","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/montgomery-hillstone-585g-cannabis-arrest/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/FGEMCC/","date":"2026-10-27","added_at":"2026-11-03T04:12:29.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:21:27.000Z","country":"us/il","country_name":"Illinois, United States","place":"100 block of Hillstone Road, Montgomery, Illinois","coordinates":[41.7253,-88.344],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure","raid"],"title":"Aurora gang member arrested in Montgomery raid with 585 g cannabis","summary":"Aurora police arrested Julio C. Chairez, 33, on 27 October 2026 after a search in Montgomery recovered 585 grams of suspected cannabis alongside cocaine, suspected heroin and fentanyl, and seven firearms. He was charged with cannabis, cocaine and weapons felonies and remains in Kendall County Jail pending a 6 November court date.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"charged":2,"kg_seized":0.585},"tags":["montgomery","illinois","cannabis","raid","firearms"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The submitted page does not name the suspects; the names Julio C. Chairez and Keena L. Walker come from the Daily Herald account.","Only suspected weights were published, with a field test reported for the heroin and fentanyl powder; no laboratory confirmation or independent weighing was reported.","Additional charges were described as pending and no court outcome beyond the scheduled 6 November appearance was reported.","No usable photo of the event was available; the submitted page images are advertisements and a podcast graphic, so no media entry is added."],"sources":[{"title":"Aurora Gang Member Arrested On Drug, Weapons Charges","url":"https://foxvalleymagazine.com/2026/11/02/aurora-gang-member-arrested-on-drug-weapons-charges/","publisher":"Fox Valley Magazine","date":"2026-11-02","archived":null},{"title":"Police: Aurora man faces charges after guns, drugs found in Montgomery home","url":"https://www.dailyherald.com/20261102/crime/authorities-aurora-man-faces-charges-after-guns-drugs-found-in-montgomery-home/","publisher":"Daily Herald","date":"2026-11-02","archived":null}]},{"id":"hinckley-homecoming-cannabis-gummies-charge","code":"CET-GSW3HH","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/hinckley-homecoming-cannabis-gummies-charge/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/GSW3HH/","date":"2026-10-07","added_at":"2026-11-03T05:48:29.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:21:27.000Z","country":"us/il","country_name":"Illinois, United States","place":"Hinckley, DeKalb County, Illinois","coordinates":[41.7714,-88.6436],"precision":"locality","type":"prosecution","also":[],"title":"Yorkville woman charged after 3 students take cannabis gummies before dance","summary":"Sydney A. Smith, 37, of Yorkville was charged on Oct. 7, 2026, with giving cannabis-infused gummies to Hinckley-Big Rock High School students before their Sept. 26 Homecoming dance. Three of four students offered the edibles ate them, and Smith was released after processing with a Nov. 3 preliminary hearing pending.","status":"verified","figures":{"charged":1},"tags":["illinois","hinckley","edibles","minors"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No weight or quantity was published for the cannabis gummies, so no cannabis weight is recorded.","The report is dated at the Oct. 7, 2026 charging and processing step, while the alleged distribution occurred on Sept. 26, 2026.","The charges were reported as absent from online DeKalb County court records on Oct. 12, 2026, and any later court outcome after the scheduled Nov. 3 preliminary hearing is not known.","Only one source could be opened for this event; searches did not find a second accessible report or agency statement.","The page's only image is an inset portrait credited to the Hinckley Police Department described in the caption, which does not show the field, seizure, raid or court, so no media entry is listed."],"sources":[{"title":"Yorkville woman charged with giving cannabis gummies to H-BR students before homecoming dance","url":"https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2026/10/12/yorkville-woman-charged-with-giving-cannabis-gummies-to-students-before-homecoming-dance/","publisher":"Shaw Local","date":"2026-10-12","archived":null}]},{"id":"illinois-troop5-cannabis-detail","code":"CET-EXAJ8T","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/illinois-troop5-cannabis-detail/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/EXAJ8T/","date":"2026-10-03","added_at":"2026-10-31T17:34:46.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:01:30.000Z","country":"us/il","country_name":"Illinois, United States","place":"Iroquois, Kankakee and McLean counties","coordinates":[40.484,-88.308],"precision":"region","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"Illinois State Police detail seizes 22,371 g of cannabis in Troop 5 counties","summary":"Illinois State Police said a five-day violent-crime suppression detail in Iroquois, Kankakee and McLean counties ending 3 October 2026 led to 22 arrests and 22,371 grams of cannabis seized alongside one illegal firearm. Troopers cited raw cannabis odour in two McLean County traffic stops on 30 September and 1 October that yielded large bags of flower and related products.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":22,"kg_seized":22.371},"tags":["isp","troop-5","traffic-stop"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"cursor/composer-2.5","open_questions":["The release aggregates all cannabis seized during the detail and does not split the 22,371 grams between the two highlighted traffic stops and other cases."],"sources":[{"title":"Illinois State Police Announces Results of Crime Suppression Detail in the Troop 5 Area","url":"https://isp.illinois.gov/Media/PressReleaseFile/2523","publisher":"Illinois State Police","date":"2026-10-07","archived":null},{"title":"Illinois State Police Announces Results of Crime Suppression Detail in the Troop 5 Area","url":"https://illinois-state-police.prezly.com/illinois-state-police-announces-results-of-crime-suppression-detail-in-the-troop-5-area","publisher":"Illinois State Police","date":"2026-10-07","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261007162852/https://illinois-state-police.prezly.com/illinois-state-police-announces-results-of-crime-suppression-detail-in-the-troop-5-area"}]},{"id":"lasalle-i80-5858lb-cannabis-traffic-stop","code":"CET-9VHCV1","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/lasalle-i80-5858lb-cannabis-traffic-stop/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/9VHCV1/","date":"2026-09-04","added_at":"2026-10-30T13:17:08.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:01:30.000Z","country":"us/il","country_name":"Illinois, United States","place":"Interstate 80 eastbound, LaSalle County, Illinois","coordinates":[41.333,-89.128],"precision":"district","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"Illinois troopers seize 5,858 lb of cannabis on I-80 near LaSalle","summary":"On 4 September 2026 a commercial vehicle enforcement stop on eastbound Interstate 80 outside LaSalle found about 5,858 pounds of cannabis and cannabis products in a semi-trailer; driver Mahmoud B. Bazrouk and co-driver Haed O. Samham were jailed on Class X trafficking charges.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"kg_seized":2657.3},"tags":["isp","traffic-stop","lasalle"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"cursor/composer-2.5","open_questions":["Shaw Local reported prosecutors later described the load as about 2.6 tons rather than the nearly three tons first cited, while the state police release kept 5,858.4 pounds.","Local reporting said the men claimed to be hauling an Amazon shipment; the state police release did not describe their explanation.","No street value was published in the state police release, and no court outcome was reported by the sources opened."],"sources":[{"title":"ILLINOIS STATE POLICE Seizes over 5,800 Pounds of Cannabis During I-80 Traffic Stop","url":"https://isp.illinois.gov/Media/PressReleaseFile/2509","publisher":"Illinois State Police","date":"2026-09-04","archived":null},{"title":"ISP: 2 men charged after thousands of pounds of cannabis seized in LaSalle County bust","url":"https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/09/05/isp-2-men-charged-after-thousands-pounds-cannabis-seized-lasalle-county-bust/","publisher":"25News Now (WEEK)","date":"2026-09-05","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260908042839/https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/09/05/isp-2-men-charged-after-thousands-pounds-cannabis-seized-lasalle-county-bust/"},{"title":"Suspects in record Peru drug seizure ordered held","url":"https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2026/09/09/suspects-in-record-peru-drug-seizure-ordered-held/","publisher":"Shaw Local","date":"2026-09-09","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261007234600/https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2026/09/09/suspects-in-record-peru-drug-seizure-ordered-held/"}]},{"id":"chicago-heights-rail-11-tons-2010","code":"CET-9MFWKJ","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/chicago-heights-rail-11-tons-2010/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/9MFWKJ/","date":"2010-12-16","added_at":"2026-11-03T09:04:54.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:01:30.000Z","country":"us/il","country_name":"Illinois, United States","place":"Chicago Heights, Illinois","coordinates":[41.511,-87.573],"precision":"locality","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"11 tons of marijuana seized from rail cars in Chicago Heights","summary":"Federal agents seized about 21,800 pounds of marijuana from six rail cars from Mexico at a warehouse in Chicago Heights and arrested seven men in what officials called the area's largest seizure. The load had been found in Texas in November and delivered under surveillance.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":7,"charged":7,"kg_seized":9888},"tags":["chicago-heights","rail","mexico"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"meta/muse-spark","open_questions":["The FBI account gives 21,800 pounds while the Chicago Tribune account via SMART rounds to almost 22,000 pounds; the report uses 21,800 pounds converted to 9,888 kilograms.","The sources name the conspiracy charge and penalty but do not report trial outcomes or sentences for the seven men.","No photo of the seizure with a recoverable address was found, so no media entry was added."],"sources":[{"title":"U.S. Seizes Nearly 11 Tons of Marijuana Aboard Train From Mexico","url":"https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/81554-us-seizes-nearly-11-tons-of-marijuana-aboard-train-from-mexico","publisher":"Security Magazine","date":"2010-12-17","archived":null},{"title":"Mexico to Chicago by rail: 22 tons of pot","url":"https://www.smart-union.org/mexico-to-chicago-by-rail-22-tons-of-pot-6/","publisher":"SMART Union","date":"2010-12-17","archived":null}]},{"id":"cook-county-cap-sauers-6000-plants","code":"CET-TP46Y3","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/cook-county-cap-sauers-6000-plants/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/TP46Y3/","date":"2003-09-17","added_at":"2026-10-31T19:13:20.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:01:30.000Z","country":"us/il","country_name":"Illinois, United States","place":"Cap Sauer's Holdings, Palos Township, Cook County, Illinois","coordinates":[41.665,-87.865],"precision":"district","type":"eradication","also":[],"title":"6,000 marijuana plants burned in a Cook County forest preserve","summary":"Federal, state and county officers cut down and burned about 6,000 marijuana plants in six hidden plots in the Cap Sauer's Holdings forest preserve near Palos Park on 17 September 2003. No one was arrested that day.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":0,"plants_destroyed":6000},"tags":["dea","forest-preserve","aerial-surveillance"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"cursor/composer-2.5","open_questions":["Richard Sanders put each plant's street value at $6,000, but the opened reports do not give a total for the seizure.","DEA spokesman Gary Boertleen said several leads were being pursued; the Tribune account names no arrests or charges from this raid.","A follow-up Tribune story said seekers still visited the burn site after publicity; it does not say whether any cultivators were later charged."],"sources":[{"title":"Cops destroy marijuana farm","url":"https://bancodeprofissionais.com/2003/09/18/cops-destroy-marijuana-farm/","publisher":"Chicago Tribune","date":"2003-09-18","archived":null},{"title":"Marijuana site luring devotees","url":"https://bancodeprofissionais.com/2003/09/28/marijuana-site-luring-devotees/","publisher":"Chicago Tribune","date":"2003-09-28","archived":null}]}]}