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Elmhurst has 43 mapped plate readers. 27 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Jul 21, 2023 and Sep 17, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Elmhurst: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 60126 has the most (27). Mounted on, where known: 4 on traffic signals and 2 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 21, 2023 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jan 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | May 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast and south-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Aug 29, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60126 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 17, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Elmhurst
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Elmhurst keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Not listed yet.
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Elmhurst
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Elmhurst Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 49 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Elmhurst Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 49
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Elmhurst
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Elmhurst were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from July 21, 2023 to September 17, 2026. 14 of the 27 were first mapped in 2026.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Elmhurst, IL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Elmhurst?
27 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Elmhurst, IL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Elmhurst?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 60126 has the most (27).
Who runs the plate readers in Elmhurst?
None of these plate readers say who runs them yet. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Illinois law.
Which agencies around Elmhurst use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Elmhurst Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
26 of the 27 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Know when cameras in Elmhurst change.
Free email alerts for new plate readers mapped near your places. One summary email a month.
- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in Elmhurst, IL, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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