Cameras Now Required for Nightclubs
[From In Chicago, Cameras Now Required for Nightclubs at SecurityInfoWatch.com]
The City Council voted last month to require all late-hour liquor establishments, including bars, clubs and restaurants, to operate with an exterior safety plan that includes security cameras, personnel training, outdoor lighting and measures designed to reduce criminal activity. Under the ordinance, businesses are required to:
- Install surveillance cameras at entrances and exits. Cameras will record from 1 to 6 a.m. Recordings are required to be kept for 72 hours.
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Daniel Sullivan, general manager of Charlie’s Chicago, a 4 a.m. bar in Lakeview, said the bar already tries to keep its music low and ensure patrons leave the bar quietly and safely. Sullivan said he installed cameras at the bar for $15,000 — though he disagrees with that tenet of the ordinance.
“It’s an invasion of privacy,” Sullivan said. “But what are you going to do?”
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