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Resident urges city to explain street cameras and how footage is used
Summary
Kelly Apple, a Colona resident, asked the council to disclose who approved street cameras, which budget paid for them, and where footage is stored; she framed the concern as a potential Fourth Amendment and Illinois constitutional privacy issue.
Kelly Apple told the council she had tried to find documents about the city’s camera installations and could not locate public notice or authorization. She asked officials who approved the spending, how much the system cost, what budget paid for it and who has access to the footage.
Apple framed the question as a constitutional one: "It's a violation of our 4th amendment right of the constitution as Americans," she said, and added that Illinois law provides additional privacy protections. She asked the council to consider removal of cameras if proper governance and limits are not clear.
