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Mayor Johnson, ShotSpotter

Mayor Johnson reiterates veto stance on ShotSpotter, so what happens next?

Barring a last-minute extension, the company behind the ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology says work will begin Monday on the removal of sensors around the city. The City Council on Wednesday voted 33-14 to give police Supt.

CBS Chicago on MSN · 2d

Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson plans to veto

Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to get rid of the controversial gunshot detection program, saying it's too expensive and doesn't actually help fight crime.

ABC 7 Chicago on MSN · 1d

Some aldermen warn ShotSpotter veto could blow up budget negotiations between mayor, city council

Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed to veto an ordinance that would keep ShotSpotter gun detection technology in place, but supporters in council are not ready to give up the fight just yet.

Yahoo · 2d

Mayor Johnson plans to veto ordnance to extend ShotSpotter contract

A group of aldermen voted 33-14 on an ordinance seeking to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the ShotSpotter gun detection program in Chicago.

NBC Chicago · 2d

Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors

A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated he would veto a council effort aimed at keeping ShotSpotter – the controversial gunshot detection technology – the device’s parent company, SoundThinking, said it would begin the process of removing some 2,

3don MSN

City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor Johnson pledges veto

The City Council again rebuked Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to rid Chicago of ShotSpotter Wednesday, voting to keep the ...

3don MSN

Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson continued his calls to shut down the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter on Monday ahead of an ...

Mayor Johnson condemns ShotSpotter as 'a walkie-talkie on a pole' days before system shuts down

The city spent "$100 million for a walkie-talkie on a pole, and the reason why they said we needed it was to reduce gun ...

WBEZ2d

City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but Johnson vows veto

The system used in 12 of Chicago’s 22 most violent police districts is scheduled to be turned off Sunday. Mayor Brandon ...

Illinois Policy1d

ShotSpotter support highest in Black, Hispanic Chicago wards mayor claims it hurts

Where is support strongest for the gunshot detection system Chicago’s mayor wants to dump? In the Black and Hispanic wards ...

Crain's Chicago Business4d

Johnson faces fresh opposition on ShotSpotter as City Council gears up for more fights

With a months-long fight over the mayor's zoning chair pick seemingly settled, a new front is opening in the battle over ...

City Council defies Johnson, continues push to keep ShotSpotter

The Chicago City Council made a significant break with Mayor Brandon Johnson, voting to give the deciding vote over ShotSpotter technology to the city’s police superintendent.

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