Editorial: With ShotSpotter’s looming demise, Brandon Johnson turns his back on neighborhoods whose votes made him mayor
We’ve seen plenty of Chicago mayors do things that turned out to be wildly unpopular in retrospect. Richard M. Daley’s ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chicago City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter; mayor says he will veto ordinance
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago aldermen voted Wednesday in favor of keeping ShotSpotter gun detection technology. Aldermen voted 33 ...
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 ...
Civilian police oversight president worried about life after ShotSpotter
What do we do when this goes off? ... Upwards of 80% in many communities, people don’t call 911 when there is a shooting.
Johnson accused of picking another police-related fight with City Council
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has authorized selling a former Illinois National Guard armory to the city for $1 for the "express purpose ...
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City Council Is Seeing Red With Johnson’s Ranks
Brandon Johnson is playing politics as his predecessors did, like appointing loyal organizers. But the flavor of his politics ...
Chicago mayor says migrants not a priority over safety
The mayor of Chicago is defending his spending choices as the city faces a budget deficit of nearly $1 billion in 2025.
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Ald. Lopez: City Council has the ultimate power
Ward Alderman Ray Lopez joins Lisa Dent to talk about ShotSpotter. Alderman Lopez explains why he wants to renew the contract ...
Minneapolis council approves limited expansion of gunshot detection system
In a 13-0 vote, the City Council signed off on a two-year contract renewal with ShotSpotter that spreads acoustic sensors ...
Play of the Week: Carson Vis, South Christian
With the tree taken care of, WGN's Lourdes Duarte talked to the city's Department of Streets and Sanitation commissioner Cole Stallard, and took a deeper dive behind Stallard and the DSS's efforts to ...