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Chicago Traffic Cameras

1,087 traffic cameras around Chicago, Illinois, straight from the state Department of Transportation. Each posts a fresh image every few minutes, so you can see what the roads look like before you leave.

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About the Chicago cameras

These are the official Illinois Department of Transportation cameras within about 45 km of downtown Chicago. They are the same feeds the state publishes, gathered here so you can check the whole metro area at once instead of one camera at a time.

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Driving in Chicago

Roadze tracks 1,087 traffic cameras in and around Chicago, Illinois. They belong to the Illinois Department of Transportation and are the same feeds their own traffic operators watch.

Most of them sit on US-41 (23), I-355 (16), I-94 (13), I-88 (12), US-45 (7) and I-294 (5). If you only check one before heading out, make it the road you actually take.

Winter is what closes roads here: snow, ice and blowing snow from November through March. Plow cameras and pass cameras are the ones worth checking before a trip.

Cameras are public and free to watch — no account, no app. Each one shows what the road looks like right now, which is more useful than a traffic map when you want to know whether it is raining, whether the plows have been through, or whether that backup is an accident or just volume.

Nearby cities

Joliet 34 miElgin 35 miAurora 36 miRockford 80 miMilwaukee 81 mi

Every camera in Chicago was checked today. 1,087 are listed as working. Roadze re-checks every camera daily against its transportation department, so a camera that goes dark disappears from this page instead of sitting here as a broken thumbnail.

Common questions

How many traffic cameras does Chicago have?

Roadze lists 1,087 public traffic cameras for Chicago. They all come from the transportation department that runs the road, and they are the same feeds those agencies publish.

Which roads have the most cameras in Chicago?

US-41 (23), I-355 (16) and I-94 (13). US-41 has the most of any road in Chicago, which is why it is usually the fastest place to check before driving.

Are the Chicago traffic cameras free to watch?

Yes. Every Chicago camera is public and free, with no account, no app and no limit on how long you watch. Roadze puts them on one map so you do not have to know which agency runs which road.

When were the Chicago cameras last checked?

On September 12, 2026. Every Chicago camera is asked again on each check, and the ones that stop answering are taken off the list instead of being left as black thumbnails.