Chicago, Illinois, United States · public cameras
Live cameras in Chicago, IL
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250 public cameras within 30 km of Chicago, IL 15 with live video, 219 traffic cameras. Nearest: K.I.D.S. Camera 10, under 1 km ESE.
Traffic cameras, highway cams and public webcams around Chicago, closest first. Open any camera to watch it live on the map.
- Cameras within 30 km
- 250
- Live video
- 15 6%; the rest refresh as still images
- Traffic & highway
- 219
- Weather & scenic
- 27
- Camera operators
- 8
- Nearest camera
- < 1 km ESE K.I.D.S. Camera 10
Live cams in Chicago, IL
GodsView indexes 250 public cameras within 30 km of central Chicago, Illinois, United States: 219 traffic & highway, 25 weather & scenic, 2 river & coast, 2 airport, 2 city & other. 15 stream live video; the others are still images that the operator refreshes every few seconds to few minutes.
86 cameras are within 10 km of the centre, 63 between 10 and 20 km and 101 between 20 and 30 km. The closest is K.I.D.S. Camera 10 in Deerfield, under 1 km ESE of the centre; the closest live video feed is Chicago Cam, 3 km ENE.
The biggest source here is arcgis cams with 214 cameras, followed by windy (12), wetmet (8), earthcam (5). Across United States there are 107,616 cameras, so Chicago has 0% of the national total.
| Camera | Kind | Provider | Feed | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.I.D.S. Camera 10 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| US 150 (Jackson St.) at Veterans Rd. (#4224) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| K.I.D.S. Camera 9 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| US 67 (Lafayette St.) at Pierce St. (#4234) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| KIDS Camera 6 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| US 150 (Jackson St.) at Veterans Rd. (#4224) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| WB I-55 to NB Dan Ryan | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| IL 41 (Linwood Rd.) at Monmouth Blvd. (#4231) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| 28th Place | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 2 km ESE |
| US 150 (Jackson St.) at Veterans Rd. (#4224) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 2 km ESE |
| Polk St. | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 2 km N |
| US 136 (W. Jackson St.) at Wigwam Hollow Rd. (#4226) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 2 km N |
| SE Bridgehouse Cam 2 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| Randall Rd at Broadsmore Dr | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| UIC Roof Cam HD | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| I-74 at Kickapoo/Edwards Rd. (Exit 82) (#4220) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| UIC Roof Cam 2 HD | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| I-74 at Kickapoo/Edwards Rd. (Exit 82) (#4220) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| SE Bridgehouse Cam 1 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| Perry and 98th HD | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| 35th St. HD | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km SE |
| US 150 (Jackson St.) at Veterans Rd. (#4224) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km SE |
| Halstead St. Cam 1 HD | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| I-74 at Bell School Rd. (Exit 71) (#4221) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| Halstead Hut Cam 1 HD | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| Halsted Hut Cam 2 HD | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| 175th St. | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| I-74 at Maher Rd. (Exit 75) (#4219) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| Jefferson St. Cam 1 HD | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km NNE |
| Jefferson St. Cam 2 HD | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km NNE |
| Randall Rd at Alft Ln | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km NNE |
| QC - I-74 @ EB Miss River (34) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km NNE |
| Chicago Cam | Weather & scenic | earthcam | Live video | 3 km ENE |
| Racine | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| I-74 at IL 97/US 150 (Exit 54) (#4222) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| PS05 Cam 1 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| I-74 at Maher Rd. (Exit 75) (#4219) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| NW Bridgehouse Cam 1 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km NNE |
| NW Bridgehouse Cam 2 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km NNE |
| Peoria St. HD | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km NNE |
The 40 closest of 250. Open the live map to browse them all.
Traffic cameras in Chicago, IL
219 traffic and highway cameras cover roads within 30 km, 4 of them with live video. The most-covered roads are I-74 (18), US-150 (7), US-45 (7), I-94 (7), US-12 (5).
Road cameras are run by transport agencies for traffic management; they show congestion, crashes and road conditions such as snow, but agencies may turn a camera away or blank it during incidents.
| Camera | Kind | Provider | Feed | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.I.D.S. Camera 10 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| US 150 (Jackson St.) at Veterans Rd. (#4224) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| K.I.D.S. Camera 9 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| US 67 (Lafayette St.) at Pierce St. (#4234) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| KIDS Camera 6 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| US 150 (Jackson St.) at Veterans Rd. (#4224) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| WB I-55 to NB Dan Ryan | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| IL 41 (Linwood Rd.) at Monmouth Blvd. (#4231) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | < 1 km ESE |
| 28th Place | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 2 km ESE |
| US 150 (Jackson St.) at Veterans Rd. (#4224) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 2 km ESE |
| Polk St. | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 2 km N |
| US 136 (W. Jackson St.) at Wigwam Hollow Rd. (#4226) | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 2 km N |
| SE Bridgehouse Cam 2 | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| Randall Rd at Broadsmore Dr | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
| UIC Roof Cam HD | Traffic & highway | arcgis cams | Still image | 3 km N |
Webcams around Chicago: weather, skyline and landmarks
31 webcams that are not road cameras: 25 weather & scenic, 2 river & coast, 2 airport, 2 city & other. 2 look over airports or airfields. Weather and skyline webcams are the quickest way to check conditions right now before heading out.
- Chicago Cam Weather & scenic, earthcam, 3 km ENE
- Chicago › South-west: Soldier Field Weather & scenic, windy, 3 km ENE
- Chicago › North: South Rose Garden - Lake Michigan - South Loop - Magma by Mark di Suvero - Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain Weather & scenic, windy, 3 km NE
- Skydeck Cam - West View Weather & scenic, earthcam, 3 km NNE
- Live Stream - Construction Hotel Chicago Weather & scenic, camstreamer, 3 km NNW
- Willis Tower Chicago Weather & scenic, wetmet, 3 km NNE
- Shedd Aquarium South Weather & scenic, wetmet, 4 km ENE
- Downtown Chicago Tower Weather & scenic, wetmet, 4 km NNE
- Cloud Gate The Bean Weather & scenic, wetmet, 4 km NNE
- FOX 32 Studios Chicago Weather & scenic, wetmet, 5 km NNE
- 875 N Michigan Chicago Weather & scenic, wetmet, 6 km NNE
- Downtown Chicago Hancock Weather & scenic, wetmet, 6 km NNE
Live cameras in nearby cities
14 of 14 nearby cities have more cameras than Chicago.
- Live cams in Cicero 360 cameras, 9 km
- Live cams in Oak Park 383 cameras, 12 km
- Live cams in Berwyn 395 cameras, 12 km
- Live cams in Burbank, IL 387 cameras, 17 km
- Live cams in Oak Lawn 361 cameras, 18 km
- Live cams in Evanston 325 cameras, 22 km
- Live cams in Skokie 383 cameras, 22 km
- Live cams in Park Ridge 520 cameras, 24 km
About these cameras
Every camera here is published openly by its operator: transport departments, 511 traveller services, tourism boards, weather networks and webcam hosts. GodsView lists them and opens the feed from the operator inside the app; it does not record or store footage.
Feeds go offline for maintenance, at night, or when an operator restricts them during incidents. If a camera is dark, try the next closest one.
Counted within 30 km of the city centre (41.850, -87.650). Camera kinds are inferred from the operator and camera name.
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Data: Public camera operators (state DOTs, 511 services, national road agencies, webcam networks) via the Argus open camera index, GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).