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Sycamore has 27 mapped plate readers. 27 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Mar 19, 2025 and Nov 5, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Sycamore: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 60178 has the most (15).
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Mar 8, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 3, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | May 15, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jun 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 60178 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 5, 2026 |
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Who runs the Flock cameras in Sycamore
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Sycamore 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 Sycamore
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Sycamore 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 73 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Sycamore Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 73
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 Sycamore
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Sycamore were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from March 19, 2025 to November 5, 2026. 21 of the 27 were first mapped in 2025, with 15 in November alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Sycamore
Flock cameras in Sycamore, IL: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Sycamore?
27 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Sycamore, IL, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Sycamore?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 60178 has the most (15).
Who runs the plate readers in Sycamore?
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 Sycamore use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Sycamore Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 27 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Sycamore 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 Sycamore, 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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