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City Hall Signed an NDA. That Doesn’t Mean You Can’t See It.
Illinois officials can promise a company confidentiality. That promise does not automatically override the public’s right to records.
Oct 2
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Your Garbage Truck Is Becoming a Surveillance Platform
Dallas bolted AI cameras onto sanitation trucks to find code violations. The more important question for cities is what happens when routine municipal…
Oct 1
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September 2026
Cities Aren’t Buying Cameras Anymore. They’re Buying Surveillance Ecosystems.
Body cameras, license-plate readers, drones, private security feeds, gunshot sensors and police records are increasingly being connected through…
Sep 29
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All Eyes Are on Flock. Meanwhile, School Buses Are Becoming Camera Networks.
While Flock draws scrutiny, school-bus camera systems are quietly expanding—recording potential violations and feeding footage into enforcement systems.
Sep 29
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North Chicago Closed the Use-of-Force FOIA. Its Own Records Keep the Questions Open.
The city said it didn’t have to create a new record. But searching the records it already has is part of the job.
Sep 27
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Grayslake Says Its Data Center Had 24 Public Meetings. Most Were About Cornerstone Before T5’s Approvals.
Grayslake approved the 473-acre data-center campus through a series of expansions. The village later published a detailed FAQ after residents organized…
Sep 26
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The Super Mayor Is Back: Illinois Politics Has an Export Business
Former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard has resurfaced on a ballot in Georgia. She isn’t the only familiar Illinois political name looking for a second act…
Sep 23
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Burr Ridge Is Spending More on Flock Than Decatur—a City Six Times Its Size
The two Illinois municipalities approved nearly identical five-year expenditures, but Burr Ridge has only about 11,000 residents and reported falling…
Sep 20
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Burr Ridge Didn’t Just Buy Cameras. It Bought Access to Billions of Vehicle Records.
The Village’s $1.264 million Flock agreement includes nationwide searches, visual identification, convoy analysis and unlimited custom hotlists.
Sep 19
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Crime Was Already Falling. Burr Ridge Committed $1.264 Million to More Cameras.
Property crime declined in 2025 and burglaries fell by two-thirds. The Village has now entered a five-year agreement with Flock Safety costing as much…
Sep 17
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The Data Center Deal You Aren’t Allowed to See
Code names, shell companies, and nondisclosure agreements can keep residents in the dark while local officials negotiate over public land, power, water…
Sep 16
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CNH Withheld Environmental Reports as Burr Ridge Planned Site’s Future
The company said there was “nothing concerning” in the reports—but declined to share them after receiving negative resident feedback.
Sep 13
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