ShotSpotter, Chicago City Council
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.
Chicago mayor seeking alternatives as ShotSpotter technology nears discontinuation
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is exploring other options as ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection technology, nears its discontinuation.
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 upcoming city council vote to keep it.
Opinion
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 disastrous parking-meter deal leaps to mind. But Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on ending Chicago’s use of the ShotSpotter gun-detection technology is one for the record books when it comes to head-scratching political decisions.
Chicago mayor seeking alternatives as city's ShotSpotter contract nears expiration
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is exploring other options as the city's contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection technology, nears its expiration.
ShotSpotter contract renewal approved by Minneapolis City Council
Minneapolis City Council members voted on Thursday to continue using and even expand the use of ShotSpotter technology in the city, at least for now.
Chicago City Council pushes for special meeting as debate over ShotSpotter intensifies
The debate over ShotSpotter, Chicago's gunshot detection technology, is set to continue as some City Council members push for a special meeting at City Hall.
Chicago City Council votes overwhelmingly in favor of ShotSpotter technology despite mayor's resistance
Former 911 dispatcher in Chicago Keith Thornton Jr. joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss backlash against Mayor Brandon Johnson's stance and why he believes the gunfire detection system is critical for the community.
Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to veto ShotSpotter contract despite City Council support
City Council members are rallying to keep ShotSpotter but Mayor Brandon Johnson said he still wants to cancel it.
Chicago city councilors vote to skirt mayor in effort to keep ShotSpotter tech
The Chicago City Council Wednesday approved a measure aimed at circumventing the mayor's authority and overturning his plan to end the city's use of the controversial ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology.
Alderman: Mayor Johnson asks Chicago schools CEO Martinez to resign, Martinez says no
Martinez has two years left on his contract​, which was approved by the Chicago Board of Education after he was appointed in ...
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Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors
CHICAGO – 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 ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson tells CPS CEO Pedro Martinez he wants him out, sources say
After months of tension, Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez this week that he wants the ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson tells Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to resign, sources say
Multiple sources told ABC7 Chicago that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez he ...
Ald. Silvana Tabares: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership needs a lesson in math
It’s an age-old maxim to say politics is a game of addition, not subtraction. Coalition building is about bringing people ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson asked CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign: sources
FOX 32 Chicago has learned that Mayor Brandon Johnson asked the CEO of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for his resignation this ...
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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 ...