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π Raging debate around use of license plate readers: Are they advancing safety or violating privacy? Chicago
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π Galesburg resident calls for review of Flock camera contract β police chief cites 49 public safety successes in response Galesburg
π Rockford should join other cities breaking ties with Flock Rockford
ACLU
Pushback
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π What Rockford's police chief has to say about surveillance camera use Rockford
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π Suburban school district uses license plate readers to verify student residency Alsip
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π Rockford mayor explains his vote on surveillance cameras Rockford
Paywall
π Arlington Heights' penalties for improper use of license-plate readers send clear message Arlington Heights
Paywall
π Rockford Expands Flock Cameras; Residents Question Privacy Rockford
Video
π Rockford City Council passes funding for Flock Safety equipment Rockford
π Arlington Heights, Flock Safety Agree to First Flock Camera System Contract with Privacy and Unauthorized Usage Penalties in Illinois Arlington Heights
π Rockford City Council meeting attendees removed from the chambers Rockford
Pushback
π Rockford City Council approves additional FLOCK license plate readers amid heated debate Rockford
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π City council approves contract for Rockford's Flock location tracking cameras Rockford
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π Arlington Heights first in Illinois to add financial penalties for police camera data misuse Arlington Heights
Paywall
π Rockford expands Flock license-plate readers and cameras amid increased scrutiny Rockford
π Community concern mounts around Flock's location tracking cameras in Rockford Rockford
Pushback
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π Inside Chicago's surveillance panopticon Oak Park
Paywall
"The data revealed that in the first 10 months of operation, the eight Flock license plate readers the town had deployed scanned 3,000,000 plates. But only 42 scans led to an alertβan infinitesimal yield of 0.000014%. At the same time, the impact was disproportionate. While Oak Park's population of about 53,000 is only 19% Black, Black drivers made up 85% of those flagged by the Flock cameras, seemingly amplifying what were already concerning racial disparities in the village's traο¬c stops."
π Kane County Board OKs Flock license plate reader contract renewal for Sheriff's Office Kane County
π As license plate readers expand in northern Illinois, privacy concerns and misuse claims grow DeKalb County
Joliet
π Woodstock Approves Flock Cameras After Close Council Vote Woodstock
π Woodstock approves Flock cameras after heated public debate Woodstock
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π Woodstock will install Flock cameras in the Square, despite strong opposition Woodstock
π Judge rules to release evidence in Border Patrol shooting of Marimar Martinez Chicago
Immigration
Notes: DHS used Chicago's Flock cameras in an attempt to falsely portray Marimar Martinez as a domestic terrorist.Copies at:
π In Christian County, residents are questioning police use of Flock cameras Christian County
Pushback
π City council to decide between two companies to provide security cameras on the Woodstock Square Woodstock
Expansion
Scope Creep
π Springfield police open real-time center using cameras and data Springfield
π Illinois saw no fatal expressway shootings last year
π Joliet resident questions use of Flock cameras; police say they solve crimes Joliet
Pushback
π Menard Co. Sheriff's Office investigating damaged Flock camera, burglary Greenville
Menard County
Vandalism
Notes: Please don't do this. It's counterproductive.
π Fired By Joliet Police: Lt. Jeremy Harrison Learns His Fate From His Police Administration Joliet
Abuse
π Decatur City Council approves $50k for new police surveillance cameras Decatur
Expansion
Scope Creep
"Decatur City Council approved $50,000 for the Decatur Police Department to install 10 new Flock surveillance cameras on Monday. These will be live surveillance cameras versus just license plate readers."
π New reports emerge on Border Patrol use of Flock cameras Oak Park
Immigration
Oversharing
π Congressman Krishnamoorthi, Senator Wyden Urge FTC to Investigate Surveillance Tech Companies to Protect Americans' Personal Data OR
π City sends cease-and-desist after Flock reinstalls license plate cameras Evanston
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π Fed immigration agencies used McLean County Sheriff's Department camera data despite Illinois law McLean County
Illegal
Immigration
Oversharing
π Police departments in McLean County say camera data not shared with immigration officers McLean County
Immigration
Oversharing
Notes: Don't miss the article from four days later revealing that, oops, in fact they did!
π Councilmember Paige Shows Leadership: "Flock misled us. I don't trust them" Mountlake Terrace
π Giannoulias' Audit Uncovers Forest Park Police Department Sharing License Plate Reader Data with Customs and Border Protection a Violation of State Law Forest Park
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π Flock challenges city's termination of contract for license plate readers Evanston
π Hundreds of police departments use camera company accused of breaking state law Illegal
π Evanston shuts down license plate cameras, terminates contract with Flock Safety Evanston
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π Flock Pledges Changes After Illinois Data-Sharing Accusation Illegal
Immigration
Oversharing
"It is not Flock's job to police the police..."
π Company violated Illinois law by sharing license plate data with federal agency: Giannoulias Illegal
Immigration
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π Giannoulias' Audit Finds License Plate Reader Company in Violation of State Law Illegal
Immigration
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π Why I voted to cancel Oak Park's contract with Flock (and so should you) Oak Park
Notes: Firsthand insight from a city official who voted against Flock cameras in their town.
π DEA agent used Illinois cop's Flock license plate reader password for immigration enforcement searches Palos Heights
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π Oak Park terminates Flock license plate reader contract Oak Park
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π Letter from Illinoise US Representative to Flock CEO Garrett Langley Immigration
Oversharing
Reproductive Rights
π Police Department Response to Flock License Plate Reader Investigation Mount Prospect
Illegal
Oversharing
π Illinois license plate cameras used illegally by out-of-state police, Giannoulias says Illegal
Immigration
Oversharing
π Questions arise concerning use of Flock cameras use during internal police investigation Quincy
Notes: Department uses Flock to track their own officer for a non-criminal matter.
π Flock Safety ALPR Audits 2025 (Mount Prospect Police Department) Mount Prospect
FOIA
π Flock Safety ALPR Audits 2025 (Morton Grove Police Department) Morton Grove
FOIA
π Flock Safety ALPR Audits 2025 (Niles Police Department Illinois) Niles
FOIA
π FOIA Request: ALPR Audit (Danville, IL) May 2025 Danville
FOIA
π FOIA Request: ALPR Audit (Danville, IL) Feb 2025 Danville
FOIA
π License Plate Surveillance Startup Broke The Law While Trying To Reduce Crime FL
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"In June of 2022, an Illinois DOT official in contact with Flock representatives told the company it had many repeated, error-filled permit applications for camera installations. A Flock representative gave the IDOT official a thinly-veiled threat that if they didn't fast-track the process, Flock would send "about 30 different police chiefs" to their office to talk to them about it."
π Ed Vogel: Illinois lawmakers are fooling themselves about license plate reader surveillance Chicago
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π Illinois State Police set to install license plate reader cameras in Lake County, possibly in McHenry County Lake County
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π Champaign's trial run of gunshot detection program fires blanks Champaign
Analysis
Audio Surveillance
"Six months of data documented on the detectors, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, shows the system collected alerts for 64 total incidents. These incidents took place between April 8 and October 8 this year.
But 59 alerts marked as unfounded, which means the device falsely detected a gunshot or the device failed to detect a gunshot. In 21 of the unfounded incidents, it was determined that fireworks likely triggered the detector.
Five of the alerts were tagged as founded, meaning the detector accurately indicated and located gunfire. In four out of the five incidents, citizens had also called in and reported the gunshot."
π OIG Finds That ShotSpotter Alerts Rarely Lead to Evidence of a Gun-Related Crime and That Presence of the Technology Changes Police Behavior Chicago
Analysis
Audio Surveillance
ShotSpotter
"Of the 50,176 confirmed, 41,830 report a dispositionβthe outcome of the police response to an incident. Of those dispositions, a total of 4,556 indicate that evidence of a gun-related criminal offense was found, representing 9.1% of CPD responses to ShotSpotter alerts."
