About Flock in Chicago
Chicago operates one of the largest ALPR networks in the Midwest, combining city-operated Flock cameras with an extensive existing camera infrastructure. The network spans major arterials, expressway corridors, and suburban municipalities throughout Chicagoland.
Primary corridors: Lake Shore Drive, I-90/94, I-290, Western Ave, Cicero Ave, suburban corridors.
Cameras are deployed by a mix of the local police department, county sheriff, and private homeowners associations — all connected to the same law enforcement database. Any officer at any of the 3,000+ agencies on Flock's network can query vehicle movement history with no warrant.
Local News & Stories
Chicago Expands Flock Network to 280+ Cameras Despite ACLU Opposition
The Chicago Police Department expanded its Flock Safety network through 2025 despite ongoing advocacy from the ACLU of Illinois, which filed public records requests revealing the scope of the deployment and calling for community oversight.
Naperville and Suburban Chicago Municipalities Deploy HOA-Operated Cameras
Dozens of Chicago suburbs including Naperville, Schaumburg, and Aurora have deployed Flock cameras through both police department contracts and private homeowners association agreements, bypassing city council approval in many cases.
Known Camera Corridors
These corridors have the highest confirmed or estimated camera density in the Chicago area:
- Lake Shore Drive
- I-90/94 corridor
- Neighborhood HOA entrances in suburbs
- O'Hare area corridors
Camera locations are estimated based on crowdsourced data from DeFlock and community reports. See the full map for individual camera positions.
What Flock Cameras Collect in Chicago
Every Flock camera in Chicago captures:
- Your license plate number and state
- Vehicle make, model, color, and body type
- Distinguishing features — bumper stickers, roof racks, window stickers, body damage
- Direction of travel and exact timestamp
- GPS coordinates of the camera location
- A photograph of your vehicle
This data is stored for 30+ days and is instantly accessible to over 3,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide — including agencies in other states.
Is It Legal to Avoid These Cameras?
Yes, completely legal. You have an absolute right to choose which roads you drive on. There is no law in Illinois — or any other state — that prohibits planning your route to avoid surveillance cameras. UnFlocked's privacy routing feature helps you exercise this right.
See every camera in Chicago
Open the full map to see individual camera locations, click any camera for details, and plan a route that avoids them.
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