Flock & ALPR Cameras in Waukegan, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 33 automated license plate readers in and around Waukegan — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Waukegan in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 17:08 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Waukegan
The readers mapped around Waukegan break down as 33 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Nov 2024; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- West Glen Flora Avenue — 3 readers
- Grand Avenue — 3 readers
- Washington Street — 2 readers
- South Lewis Avenue — 2 readers
- North Lewis Avenue — 2 readers
- West Ridgeland Avenue — 2 readers
- North Sheridan Road — 2 readers
- Harding Avenue — 1 reader
- South Sheridan Road — 1 reader
- Robert McClory Bike Path — 1 reader
- Pine Street — 1 reader
- North Jackson Street — 1 reader
+ 12 more streets and roads mapped around Waukegan — all on the live map above.
Waukegan IL PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Waukegan IL PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 69 other agencies.
Waukegan in the Lake County picture
Lake County has 346 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #549 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 711,885 residents and 2,737 road miles. By road density that is 0.13 cameras per road mile, in the top 3.2% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 31 traffic, 2 entrance. Operators named on the record: Flock Safety (8).
What’s watching Waukegan
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 Waukegan — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Waukegan (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Waukegan
- Police drone spots 20-year-old felon ditching loaded gun while running away from officers after fight in Waukegan
- Waukegan considers gunshot detection system to aid police
- North Chicago, Waukegan taking a variety of measures to fight gun violence
What you can do in Waukegan
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 Waukegan
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).