search-and-seizure
Illinois and anonymous tips?
<p>In Illinois if an anonymous tips is made to state police, will they search or raid an individuals car/property? </p>

<p>It depends.</p>

<p>If the tip is that there are pictures proving that a minor consumed alcohol 10 years ago, probably not. If the tip is that there's a kidnapped child being tortured inside, more likely.</p>

<p>In either event, they would probably seek to build up some independently obtained evidence to enable them to obtain a warrant based on probable cause. An anonymous tip <em>might</em> be enough, depending on how detailed it was and whether there were any objective indicators of reliability, but it's not a sure thing.</p>
