Cook County
County record. Includes every city and agency within Cook County.
Technology presence
What these categories mean
- ALPR
- Automated license plate readers (ALPR): camera systems that automatically capture, read, and log vehicle license plates with location and time, producing a searchable record of vehicle movements.
- Fixed cameras & RTCC
- Agency-operated fixed video cameras and the real-time crime centers (RTCC) that aggregate live and recorded feeds for monitoring. Extends the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas, which enumerates real-time crime centers and camera registries but not standalone fixed-camera estates.
- Face recognition
- Software that matches faces in images or video against a reference database to identify or verify individuals.
- Drones / UAS
- Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), commonly called drones, operated by an agency for overhead observation, imaging, or sensing.
- Gunshot detection
- Networks of acoustic sensors that detect and locate suspected gunfire and alert an agency.
- Body-worn & dashcam
- Officer body-worn and in-vehicle dashboard cameras that record encounters; public access to the footage is frequently restricted.
- Doorbell & camera registry
- Programs that give an agency access to privately owned camera footage: doorbell-camera partnerships, citizen camera registries, and private-camera integration platforms.
- Cell-site simulators
- Devices that mimic cell towers to locate or identify nearby mobile phones. They are often called Stingrays, or IMSI catchers after the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number that identifies each phone on a network. Adjacent: communications surveillance outside the visual/sensor core.
- Predictive policing
- Software that forecasts where crime may occur or who may be involved, to direct policing. Adjacent: analytics rather than a sensing deployment.
- Social-media monitoring
- Tools that collect and analyze public social-media activity for an agency. Adjacent: open-source/communications monitoring outside the visual/sensor core.
The record, by agency
Cicero Police Department
The Cicero Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras. The agency had an inventory of 156 body-worn cameras as of 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ILETSBTown of Cicero
The Cicero Police Department has one drone according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Cicero Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyCicero, IL
The Cicero Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect
Oak Lawn Police Department
The Oak Lawn Police Department operates 51 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Oak Lawn Police Department has 104 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Oak Lawn Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 15 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Oak Lawn Police Department activated the Fusus platform for their Real-Time Crime Center in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fusus
The Villiage of Oak Lawn Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Village of Oak Lawn
Arlington Heights Police Department
The Arlington Heights Police Department operates 19 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Arlington Heights Police Department uses the Fusus camera registry system.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): 404 Media
The Arlington Heights Police Department has three drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 41 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Arlington Heights Police Department received $89,686 in grant funds for body-worn cameras in 2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Arlington Heights Police Department 2022 Annual Report
Elmwood Park Police Department
The Elmwood Park Police Department operates 11 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Elmwood Park Police Department signed a deal to install Shotspotter gunshot detection technology in 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WLS
The Elmwood Park Police Department has 38 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Morton Grove Police Department
The Morton Grove Police Department operates 15 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Morton Grove Police Department received $92,000 to purchase 46 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera program in 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program
The Morton Grove Police Department has three drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted two drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Palos Heights Police Department
The Palos Heights Police Department operates nine Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Palos Heights Police Department has 31 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Palos Heights Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted five drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Bellwood Police Department
The Bellwood Police Department operates seven Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
As of July 2018, all Bellwood Police Department officers wear body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Berkeley Police Department
The Berkeley Police Department operates 11 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Berkeley Police Department had 25 Titan body-worn cameras in 2018.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Dolton Police Department
The Dolton Police Department operates 16 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Dolton Police Department operates five Condor cameras from Flock Safety as of September 2025. The cameras are paired with video analytics software.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Glenwood Police Department
The Glenwood Police Department operates 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Glenwood Police Department has 25 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Harvey Police Department
The Harvey Police Department has installed 80 Raven gunshot detection devices from Flock Safety as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Harvey Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety
Justice Police Department
The Justice Police Department operates nine Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Justice Police Department has 20 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
La Grange Park Police Department
The La Grange Park Police Department operates three Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The La Grange Park Police Department has 22 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
McCook Police Department
The McCook Police Department operates 11 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The McCook Police Department has one drone, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Illinois
Midlothian Police Department
The Midlothian Police Department operates 14 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Midlothian Police Department has 31 Motorola body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC ProgramIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Palos Hills Police Department
The Palos Hills Police Department operates five Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Palos Hills Police Department received a Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $66,000 for 33 body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies
Palos Park Police Department
The Palos Park Police Department operates three Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Palos Park Police Department operates four Condor cameras from Flock Safety as of September 2025. The cameras are paired with video analytics software.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Park Forest Police Department
The Park Forest Police Department operates nine Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Park Forest Police Department has 29 WatchGuard body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Park Ridge Police Department
The Park Ridge Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Park Ridge Police Department has 55 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
River Grove Police Department
The River Grove Police Department operates three Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The River Grove Police Department uses 36 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC ProgramIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Tinley Park Police Department
The Tinley Park Police Department operates 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Tinley Park Police Department has five drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 28 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Westchester Police Department
The Westchester Police Department operates eight Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Westchester Police Department has one drones according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Calumet Park Police Department
The Calumet Park Police Department operates seven Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Forest View Police Department
The Forest View Police Department operates 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Glencoe Police Department
The Glencoe Police Department operates 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Illinois Attorney General's Office
The Illinois Attorney General's Office operates five Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Lyons Police Department
The Lyons Police Department operates nine Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Posen Police Department
The Posen Police Department operates 15 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Riverdale Police Department
The Riverdale Police Department operates 15 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Sauk Village Police Department
The Sauk Village Police Department operates 11 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Steger Police Department
The Steger Police Department operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Willow Springs Police Department
The Willow Springs Police Department operates five Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Blue Island Police Department
The Blue Island Police Department operates 14 Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of June 2025. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety
The Blue Island Police Department has one drone according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Lynwood Police Department
The Village of Lynwood Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Rock Island, ILAppellate Court
Hazel Crest Police Department
The Hazel Crest Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyHazel Crest
Chicago Heights Police Department
The Chicago Heights Police Department entered a three-year contract with SoundThinking for ShotSpotter.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SoundThinking
Des Plaines Police Department
The Des Plaines Police Department installed six Flock Safety automated license plate readers for $18,250 in 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Daily Herald
The Des Plaines Police Department uses 122 Safe-Fleet body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Evanston Police Department
As of April 2024, the Evanston Police Department operates 19 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer
The Evanston Police Department purchased an Axon drone in 2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Evanston Nowwww.icjia.state.il.us
The Evanston Police department uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardEvanston NowU.S Department of Justice
Hanover Park Police Department
As of April 2024, the Hanover Park Police Department operates nine Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer
The Hanover Park Police Department has 68 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Hanover Park Police Department has one drones according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Oak Park Police Department
As of April 2024, the Oak Park Police Department operates eight Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer
The Oak Park Police Department has 85 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Cook County Sheriff's Office
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office uses 2,807 Axon body-worn cameras across various departments as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Cook County Sheriff's Office has 13 drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 12 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Orland Park Police Department
The Orland Park Police Department has 120 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Orland Park Police Department has four drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 36 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Orland Park Police Department utilizes the Fusus camera registry and video integration system.
The Orland Park Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Village of Oswego
Schaumburg Police Department
The Schaumburg Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 54 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Schaumburg Police use body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Schaumburg Police
The Schaumburg Police Department has used automated license plate readers since at least 2012. The village installed Scientel Solutions cameras in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRockScientel Solutions
The Schaumburg Police Department established a real-time information center in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Scientel Solutions
Berwyn Police Department
The Berwyn Police Department has 150 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Berwyn Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety
The Berwyn Police Department operates one drone as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.faa.gov
Country Club Hills Police Department
The Country Club Hills Police Department uses 34 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Country Club Hills Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety
The Country Club Hills Police Department has purchased two drones, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of IllinoisCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegestatic1.countryclubhills.org
Mount Prospect Police Department
The Mount Prospect Police Department has 88 WatchGuard body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Mount Prospect Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted five drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Mount Prospect Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Village of Oswego
Niles Police Department
The Niles Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted eight drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Niles Police Department has been using automated license plate readers since at least 2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock
According to reporting from The Markup, the Niles Police Department used PredPol (now Geolitica) between 08/24/18 and 09/23/20.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Markup
Northbrook Police Department
The Northbrook Police Department has 66 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Northbrook Police Department has three drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 16 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Northbrook Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe Record
Palatine Police Department
The Palatine Police Department has 108 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Palatine Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 19 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Palatine Police Department Began using automated license plate readers in 2016.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Patch
Skokie Police Department
The Skokie Police Department has 118 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Skokie Police Department has five drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 26 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Skokie Police Department began using Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock
Summit Police Department
Summit Police Department received $21,039 to purchase 40 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera program in 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program
The Summit Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 11 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Summit Police Department operates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Barrington Hills Police Department
The Barrington Hills Police Department has 19 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Barrington Hills Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Village of Oswego
Bartlett Police Department
The Bartlett Police Department has 63 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Bartlett Police Department has three drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted five drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Bedford Park Police Department
The Bartonville Police Department uses 16 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Bedford Park Police Department maintains a camera registry via Axon.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Axon
Countryside Police Department
The Countryside Police Department has 25 Motorola body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Countryside Police Department has one drone according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Elk Grove Village Police Department
The Elk Grove Village Police Department has at least 90 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Elk Grove Village Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Scribd
Forest Park Police Department
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $33,000 to the Forest Park Police Department in 2019 for body-worn cameras; they have 33 as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of JusticeIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Forest Park Police Department operates one drone as of 2017, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.faa.gov
Hillside Police Department
The Hillside Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted six drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Hillside Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyHillside
Matteson Police Department
The Matteson Police Department has three drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 14 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Matteson Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyMatteson
Metra Police Department
The Metra Police Department has five drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 101 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Metra Police Department began their body-worn camera program in January 2018. As of 2019, all 112 active duty officers utilize body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Northfield Police Department
The Northfield Police Department has 24 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security StrategiesIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Northfield Police Department has three drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 18 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Northlake Police Department
The Northlake Police Department has 32 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Northlake Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted three drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
River Forest Police Department
The River Forest Police Department has one drone according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The River Forest Police Department received a Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $60,000 for 30 body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies
South Barrington Police Department
The South Barrington Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $50,000 for 25 body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies
The South Barrington Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): South Barrington PoliceBoard of Trustees of the Village of South Barrington
Streamwood Police Department
The Streamwood Police Department has 253 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Streamwood Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Winnetka Police Department
The Winnetka Police Department has 29 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Winnetka Police Department has three drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted five drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Alsip Police Department
The Alsip Police Department has 44 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security StrategiesIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Brookfield Police Department
The Brookfield Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Burbank Police Department
The Burbank Police Department has 20 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Chicago State University Police Department
The Chicago State University Police Department has 20 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
East Hazel Crest Police Department
Crest Hill
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies
Flossmoor Police Department
Flossmoor Police Department received $40,000 to purchase 25 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera program in 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program
Glencoe Public Safety Department
The Glencoe Public Safety Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted nine drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Harper College Police Department
The Harper College Police Department has 13 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Hodgkins Police Department
The Hodgkins Police Department has 20 Getac body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Hoffman Estates Police Department
The Hoffman Estates Police Department has 103 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Illinois Department of Revenue
The Illinois Department of Revenue has 37 Motorola body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Inverness Police Department
The Inverness Police Department has 13 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Kenilworth Police Department
Kenilworth Police Department received $24,000 to purchase 12 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera program in 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program
La Grange Police Department
The La Grange Police Department has 33 Getac body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security StrategiesIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Lemont Police Department
The Lemont Police Department uses 30 Motorola body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security StrategiesIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Loyola University Chicago Department of Campus Safety
The Loyola University Chicago Department of Campus Safety began using body-worn cameras in August 2018. As of 2024, they have 55 Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Merrionette Park Police Department
The Merrionette Park Police Department has 15 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Moraine Valley College Police Department
The Moraine Valley Community College Police Department use 21 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Body Camera ReviewsIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Northeastern Illinois University Police Department
Northeastern Illinois University Police Department received $8,000 to purchase 12 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-worn Camera Program in 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program
Prospect Heights Police Department
The Prospect Heights Police Department has 25 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC ProgramIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Schiller Park Police Department
The Schiller Park Police Department has 34 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
South Chicago Heights Police Department
The South Chicago Heights Police Department had 18 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
South Elgin Police Department
The South Elgin Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $50,000 for 35 body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies
Triton College Police Department
The Triton College Police Department has one drone, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information AuthorityState of Illinois
University of Chicago Police Department
The University of Chicago Police Department has 120 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
University of Illinois at Chicago Police Department
The University of Illinois at Chicago Police Department has 79 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Wheeling Police Department
The Wheeling Police Department has one drone according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Wilmette Police Department
The Wilmette Police Department has 47 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security StrategiesIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Richton Park Police Department
The Richton Park Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyRichton Park
The Richton Park Police Department's 20 body-worn cameras are assigned to 20 of its 29 officers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Oak Forest Police Department
The Oak Forest Police Department installed 17 Flock Safety automated license plate readers In February 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Chicago Tribune
The Oak Forest Police Department started a Flock Safety gunshot detection pilot program in 2023, with 64 units installed throughout the city.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Chicago Tribune
The Oak Forest Police Department has one drone, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Illinois
The Oak Forest Police Department received $66,925 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 45 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list
Homewood Police Department
The Homewood Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyHomewood Star
The Homewood Police Department began using body-worn cameras in February 2019.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Robbins Police Department
The Robbins Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyChicago Crusader
Harwood Heights Police Department
The Harwood Police Department received approval for a $11,800 contract with Flock Safety for four automated license plate readers in December 2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Chicago Tribune
North Riverside Police Department
The North Riverside Police Department received authorization to purchase seven automated license plate readers from Flock Safety in October 2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Chicago Police Department
The Chicago Police Department has purchased 12 drones, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Illinois
The Chicago Police Department has used DataWorks face recognition technology since 2013.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Buzzfeed NewsChicago Sun Times
The Chicago Police Department has used automated license plate readers since 2006 and increased its fleet of ALPR-equippped vehicles in 2019.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): In These TimesWTTWChicago Police Department
The Chicago Police Department operates six Strategic Decision Support Centers (SDSCs) which are district-level real-time crime centers.The Strategic Support Decision Centers were launched in 2017 and utilize over 35,000 cameras. They have access to at least 240 ALPRs, gunshot detection technology, face recognition, and other databases.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): NY TimesGenetecChicago Sun Times
The Chicago Police Department uses approximately 7,650 body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardU.S Department of JusticeU.S Department of Justice
In 2018, the Chicago Police Department signed a three-year contract worth $23 million with ShotSpotter for gunshot detection technology. The network of sensors spans 100 square miles and 12 police districts.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Shotspotter
The Chicago Police Department acquired Stingray II cell-site simulators from Harris Corp. in 2008 and 2009.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): VocativKevin Colliercbschicago.files.wordpress.com
The Chicago Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect
The Chicago Police Department uses BriefCam video analytics software.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): BriefCam
Hometown Police Department
The Hometown Police Department received a $11,575 US Bureau of Justice Assistance grant in 2022 for its body-worn camera program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice
Metra Railroad Police Department
The Metra Railroad Police Department has purchased four drones, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Illinois
Lincolnwood Police Department
The Lincolnwood Police Department received $63,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 33 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list
Maywood Police Department
The Maywood Police Department received $15,455 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 50 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list
Worth Police Department
The Worth Police Department received $25,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 25 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list
Lansing Police Department
The Lansing Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Village of Oswego
The Lansing Police Department received a $40,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice in 2019 to purchase body-worn cameras. The agency chose Panasonic BWCs.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Village of Lansing Newletter
South Holland Police Department
The South Holland Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Village of Oswego
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Chicago O'Hare International Airport
The Chicago O'Hare International Airport is one of 18 airports where Customs and Border Protection is using face recognition technology as of March 2019. An executive order signed by Pres. Trump in 2019 requires Customs and Border Protection to install face recognition technology at the United States' top 20 airports by 2021.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): BuzzfeedTechCrunch
Moraine Valley Police Department
Evergreen Park Police Department
The Evergreen Park Police Department has 52 body-worn cameras, as of 2019.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Major Case Assistance Team
The Major Case Assistance Team operates two DJI drones as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College. MCAT is comprised of officers from more than a dozen agencies in the Chicago area.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.icjia.state.il.us
Olympia Fields Police Department
The Olympia Fields Police Department has 23 body-worn cameras, as of 2019.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Hickory Hills Police Department
The Hickory Hills Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. The agency scanned 66,748 license plates in 2019.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock
Broadview Police Department
The Broadview Police Department implemented its body-worn camera program in August 2016. The department has 31 body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Markham Police Department
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $70,000 to the Markham Police Department in 2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice
Northwestern University Police Department
In February 2018, the Evanston Police Department and the Northwestern University Police Department partnered to launch a body-worn camera program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of EvanstonEvanston Roundtable
Rosemont Public Safety Department
The Rosemont Public Safety Department has 106 body-worn cameras, which are worn by 72 full-time sworn public safety officers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Calumet City Police Department
The Calumet City Police Department began using Shotspotter gunshot detection technology in 2018.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Calumet City PoliceChicago Tribune
Chicago Office of Emergency Management & Communications
The Chicago Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of ChicagoCity of Chicago
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026