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The short version: A quick clip from creator Rshset documents Flock Safety cameras popping up across Illinois, from Chicago to Peoria, underscoring how fast this network is spreading.
Our Take
Credit to Rshset for grabbing footage of Flock units on the ground in Illinois — from the Chicago area down to Peoria. Short, phone-shot clips like this one matter more than they might seem. They're often the only public record that a camera went up at a given intersection, since Flock and local police departments rarely announce installations or hold public hearings before flipping the switch.
Illinois has become one of the more aggressive Flock markets in the country, with small towns and big cities alike signing contracts that feed plate scans into a statewide, and often cross-state, data pool. Once a camera is live, it's not just logging suspects — it's logging everyone who drives past, building a travel history on ordinary residents who've never been accused of anything.
If you want to see how dense this network already is in your area, check our camera map, and if you'd rather not just watch it grow, our take-action page has concrete steps for pushing back at the city council level.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Rshset, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.