Flock & ALPR Cameras in Lacon, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 2 automated license plate readers in and around Lacon — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 10, 2026 On the agenda: Lacon Minutes — flock safety (Sep 10)
- Aug 13, 2026 On the agenda: Lacon Minutes — flock camera (Aug 13)
- Jul 16, 2026 On the agenda: Lacon Minutes — flock camera (Jul 16)
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No new reports near Lacon in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 20:25 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Lacon
The readers mapped around Lacon break down as 2 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jan 2025; the most recent in Dec 2025.
- IL 17 — 1 reader
- 5th Street — 1 reader
Lacon in the Marshall County picture
Marshall County has 8 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #274 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 12.8% nationally. That’s across 11,715 residents and 1,043 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 50.5% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 2 traffic.
What’s watching Lacon
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Lacon — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Lacon (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Lacon
- On the agenda: Lacon Minutes — flock safety (Sep 10)
- On the agenda: Lacon Minutes — flock camera (Aug 13)
- On the agenda: Lacon Minutes — flock camera (Jul 16)
What you can do in Lacon
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Lacon
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).