Illinois
Snapshot · 2026-10-12
8,107
reported license-plate cameras in Illinois (#5 of 51)
Local decisions tracked
8
entries in the DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker tracker (retrieved 2026-10-11)
City files
22
Illinois places with a city page
Trend: our daily history for Illinois starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.
Illinois ALPR law
605 ILCS 140/5 (see repeal note) 625 ILCS 5/2-130 5 ILCS 140/7.5
Requires Illinois State Police, Department of Transportation and the state toll authority to work together on a program to increase cameras in specified areas of the state. Authorizes images from these cameras to be used by any law enforcement agency conducting an active investigation but limits scope to vehicular hijacking, terrorism, motor vehicle theft, forcible felonies, and highway safety while prohibiting use for petty offenses. Can also be used for incident management or highway safety purposes. Images are required to be deleted in 120 days unless part of an ongoing investigation. Prohibits are used to monitor individuals or groups in a discriminatory manner. Requires annual reporting to the legislature. [Above provisions repealed effective July 1, 2028) An ALPR user shall not sell, share, allow access to, or transfer ALPR information to a local jurisdiction for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that denies or interferes with a person’s right to choose or obtain reproductive health services or permits the detention or investigation of a person based on their immigration status. Any user may not share ALPR information with an out-of-state law enforcement agency without obtaining a written declaration from that agency affirming that ALPR information obtained will not be used in a manner that violates the above. The ALPR information shall be fully held confidentially permitted by law. ALPR data collected and used by the Illinois State Police and images from cameras under the Expressway Camera Act are exempt from public records laws.
Summary quoted from NCSL, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes, updated September 28, 2026. Not legal advice; read the statute.
Local decisions in Illinois
Sep 2026 · PAUSED
Moline, IL. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Moline Police Department paused its Flock license plate reader contract.
Sep 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED
Sterling, IL. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Sterling's police chief said on September 21, 2026 that the city will immediately discontinue its contract with Flock Safety and remove the cameras it had operated for the previous 16 months, citing growing privacy questions. Reported by Shaw Local (Sauk Valley).
Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED
Henry County, IL. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Henry County, Illinois, Sheriff Josh Verscheure announced August 19, 2026 that the sheriff’s office will end its Flock partnership on August 31. KWQC reported the cameras arrived in 2024, funded with drug-seizure proceeds rather than county tax dollars. Verscheure said the office saw no local misuse in two years and th
Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED
Cortland, IL. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Town of Cortland Mayor Mark Pietrowski directed police on August 21, 2026 to cancel the town’s Flock contract for five license-plate reader cameras. The Daily Chronicle reported a work order for Flock to remove the cameras and poles, citing resident privacy concerns and third-party data use the town does not control. O
Apr 2026 · PROPOSAL REJECTED
Salem, IL. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Salem, IL canceled an earlier agreement for use of Flock license reader cameras due to a change in contract terms that were concerning to the Mayor.
Sep 2025 · CONTRACT CANCELED
River Forest, IL. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: A River Forest council member explained their vote to cancel the village's Flock camera program.
Aug 2025 · CAMERAS DEACTIVATED
Evanston, IL. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: The City of Evanston ended its contract with Flock Safety and requested the deactivation of the cameras following an audit by the Secretary of State showing the company was violating state law by sharing Illinois data with federal agencies. Flock then reinstalled the cameras against the city's wishes, prompting a cease
Aug 2025 · CONTRACT CANCELED
Oak Park, IL. Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: City council voted to cancel its contract with Flock Safety following a state investigation of the system's data sharing practices, which enabled violations of state law.
City files in Illinois
Chicago, IL
1,265 reported within 10 mi
Aurora, IL
121 reported within 5 mi
Naperville, IL
113 reported within 5 mi
Joliet, IL
148 reported within 6 mi
Rockford, IL
262 reported within 6 mi
Elgin, IL
143 reported within 4 mi
Springfield, IL
123 reported within 5 mi
Peoria, IL
92 reported within 5 mi
Champaign, IL
117 reported within 4 mi
Waukegan, IL
84 reported within 4 mi
Cicero, IL
171 reported within 3 mi
Bloomington, IL
89 reported within 4 mi
Schaumburg, IL
51 reported within 3 mi
Evanston, IL
46 reported within 3 mi · local decision
Arlington Heights, IL
37 reported within 3 mi
Bolingbrook, IL
69 reported within 4 mi
Oak Park, IL
136 reported within 3 mi · local decision
Moline, IL
32 reported within 3 mi · local decision
Sterling, IL
18 reported within 3 mi · local decision
River Forest, IL
96 reported within 3 mi · local decision
Salem, IL
0 reported within 3 mi · local decision
Cortland, IL
25 reported within 3 mi · local decision
Act in Illinois
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