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Who approved this?
Approved by Lake County Board on March 12, 2024.
The Lake County Board passed resolution 24-0230 on March 12, 2024, authorizing a 2 year contract with Insight Public Sector SLED of Chandler, Arizona to buy 15 Flock Safety cameras for the Sheriff's Office. The resolution puts the cost at 90,000 dollars and takes it from the Sheriff's Asset Forfeiture Fund. The Sheriff requested the item, which was introduced February 16, 2024 and carried the Law and Judicial Committee as its originating body. A county media release dated March 28, 2024 said the Sheriff's Office would join more than 20 municipalities in Lake County already running the cameras, and that placements on state routes need Illinois Department of Transportation approval. The county legislative system returns the resolution record but not a vote history, so no named roll call appears here. Reporting on August 27, 2026 described the Sheriff's Office still using the readers and crediting them in at least 10 arrests.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Contract amount: $90,000
- Cameras: 15
- Contract amount per camera: $6,000 (about $3,000 a year)
- Term: 24 months
- Funding source: Asset forfeiture
What happens next
Renewals are decided in public. Residents can attend the meeting, speak during public comment, and write to the office above through official channels. The ACLU publishes a model cancellation resolution officials can adapt.
Sources
- Lake County Sheriff's Office media release on the board approved camera purchase (March 28, 2024) lakecountyil.gov
- Chicago Sun-Times report noting the Lake County Sheriff's Office use of the 15 readers (August 27, 2026) chicago.suntimes.com
Last verified: September 8, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
Lake County Board approved it on March 12, 2024. The path was a council vote. Lake County Sheriff's Office operates the program.
The contract amount is $90,000. It covers 2 years. The contract covers 15 cameras. That comes to about $6,000 per camera. The money: The resolution draws the 90,000 dollars from the Sheriff's Asset Forfeiture Fund. The county media release said the purchase required no new taxes or fees..
The agreement remains in force.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. See the rest of Illinois on the Illinois hub, or browse the whole tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Lake County, IL Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/il-lake-county/.
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- Camera locations near Lake County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock