Flock & ALPR Cameras in Winnebago, Illinois
Volunteers have reported 8 automated license plate readers in and around Winnebago — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Winnebago in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 10:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Winnebago
The readers mapped around Winnebago break down as 8 Flock Safety, 2 of unrecorded make. The first camera here was reported in Feb 2025; the most recent in Dec 2025.
- West State Road — 4 readers
- South Elida Street — 2 readers
- North Elida Street — 1 reader
- North Winnebago Road — 1 reader
- East Cunningham Road — 1 reader
- Cunningham Road — 1 reader
Winnebago in the Winnebago County picture
Winnebago County has 268 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #120 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 5.6% nationally. That’s across 283,289 residents and 1,719 road miles. By road density that is 0.16 cameras per road mile, in the top 2.4% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 10 traffic.
What’s watching Winnebago
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 Winnebago — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Winnebago (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Winnebago
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Winnebago, IL
- Winnebago County Sheriffs Deputies In Machesney Park Get License Plate Readers 439771413
What you can do in Winnebago
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 Winnebago
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).