LOCAL SURVEILLANCE · LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Primary county records document Sheriff use of Flock license-plate readers and an Unmanned Aerial System program policy. Municipality pages remain separate so county equipment is not counted as municipal equipment unless a source actually attributes it to that municipality.
MUNICIPALITIES · OFFICIAL BOUNDARIES
The baseline uses the Illinois State Archives and Lee County planning records. Rochelle crosses Ogle and Lee counties, while the Village of Lee itself straddles DeKalb and Lee counties. Those relationships are represented without duplicating municipal research.
Illinois State Archives local-government index · Lee County comprehensive plan · Village of Lee cross-county confirmation
LEE COUNTY SHERIFF
ALPR
Lee County's FY2025 preliminary capital budget lists six Flock Safety license-plate-reader cameras for the Sheriff at $24,900, with $18,000 annual amounts projected in later fiscal years. A 2025 Sheriff report also documents an operational Flock hit on a stolen vehicle entering Lee County.
Drones / UAS
The Lee County Sheriff publishes a current Unmanned Aerial System policy governing authorization, mission documentation, retention, evidentiary handling, public notification, and permitted use of facial-recognition software on UAS-derived information under Illinois law. The policy confirms an operational UAS program framework but does not establish the current aircraft count.
The county record establishes that six Flock LPR cameras were budgeted for the Sheriff and later records confirm operational Flock use. NoRec has not yet obtained a current camera inventory, current installation list, retention configuration, sharing configuration, or complete audit history, so those remain unresolved.
PUBLIC RECORDS · FOIA
Primary government records are preferred. Where practical, NoRec keeps a local archival copy alongside the official source so citations remain auditable if a government URL later changes.
Official County FOIA instructions, request form, and department-specific records guidance.
Official department directory identifying the Sheriff Department FOIA contact and other county FOIA officers.
State-maintained local-government index used as the incorporated-municipality baseline for this county batch.
Official county planning document identifying Dixon and Amboy plus the county villages and noting that the Village of Lee lies on the DeKalb/Lee county line.
Official Sheriff policy governing UAS authorization, mission records, retention, evidentiary handling, public notification, and other drone-program controls.
Official county record listing six Flock Safety LPR cameras for the Sheriff in the preliminary capital budget.
Official committee minutes recording discussion of the uses and benefits of the Sheriff's Flock license-plate readers.
Official Sheriff report documenting a Flock LPR hit on a stolen vehicle entering Lee County, confirming operational use after the FY2025 budget entry.
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