CHICAGO (CNI) - The state of Illinois is investigating an automatic license plate reader system used in a northwest suburb after a Texas sheriff accessed the system to look for a woman who ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois secretary of state on Thursday asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department after learning that it violated state law by sharing ...

Police in Texas illegally used Illinois Automatic License Plate Reader data to find a woman in connection with an abortion-related matter.

The Illinois secretary of state’s office said Thursday it will conduct an audit of the state’s automated license plate reader system after it was allegedly used illegally by law enforcement ...

CHICAGO (WAND) — Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias plans to crack down on Illinois agencies sharing automatic license plate reader data unlawfully.

According to Giannoulias, police in Mount Prospect, 24 miles (39 kilometers) northwest of Chicago, shared license-plate data with the sheriff in Johnson County, Texas, who was looking for a woman ...

Data on what states have an Illinois-style prohibition on license-plate data sharing are not readily available.

Illinois officials investigate license-plate data shared with police seeking woman who had abortion Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago ...