Flock Safety‘s automated license plate readers are deployed across Chicago-area law enforcement agencies. The company has also directed campaign contributions to local officials and candidates tied to those same jurisdictions, according to Illinois election records and Chicago Sun-Times reporting.
The clearest example sits in Cicero. Town President Larry Dominick’s committee, the Cicero Voters Alliance, received $1,000 from Flock in 2021, another $1,000 in 2022, $2,000 in 2024, and $2,000 in 2025. The four contributions total $6,000.
Cicero began working with Flock around 2020 and operates 31 of the company’s cameras, per a town spokesperson. Officials there said the cameras helped solve hundreds of crimes and that the department would use Flock technology regardless of the contributions.
A Golf Outing, a Camera Purchase, and $1,000 to the Sheriff
In Lake County, Flock sponsored a fundraising hole before the county had finished installing the cameras it had already authorized.…