Constitution · Illinois

Ill. Const. art. I, § 6

Constitution
Constitution of Illinois
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

The people shall have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and other possessions against unreasonable searches, seizures, invasions of privacy or interceptions of communications by eavesdropping devices or other means. No warrant shall issue without probable cause, supported by affidavit particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)

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