Video: Playing With Drones Downtown

By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 9, 2013 4:50PM

While Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart lobbies to use drones for surveillance, they're already available to anyone with the money to spend. Case in point: Ben Raatz equipped his drone with a camera and took some stunning aerial video of Buckingham Fountain and the South Loop.

Here's Raatz's drone filming over Buckingham Fountain

Chicago - Buckingham Fountain from Ben Raatz on Vimeo.

And here is Raatz's drone over the South Loop, with River City in full view.

Chicago - South Loop from Ben Raatz on Vimeo.

[h/t Gapers Block]