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 ...
CBS News3d
Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson plans to veto
CHICAGO (CBS) — 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. But this does not ...
ShotSpotter fight continues as system’s days in Chicago dwindle
With only weeks to go before ShotSpotter’s Chicago deal ends, aldermen have launched two last ditch attempts to circumvent ...
Chicago Sun-Times4d
City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but Johnson vows veto
With four days to go before ShotSpotter goes dark, the Council suspended the rules and gave immediate approval to an ordinance empowering Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling to sign a new contract ...
Fox News4d
Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments Monday denouncing ShotSpotter as "walkie-talkies on a pole" are facing criticism from city council members who want to extend the gunshot detection system ...
Chicago City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter technology, mayor will veto
The Chicago City Council voted on Wednesday to keep Shotspotter, the gunshot detection technology that alerts police to the ...
ABC 7 Chicago3d
Chicago City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter; mayor says he will veto ordinance
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed to veto an ordinance that would keep ShotSpotter gun detection technology in place after the Chicago City Council voted in favor of it. Aldermen ...
AOL3d
Chicago City Council pushes for special meeting as debate over ShotSpotter intensifies
CHICAGO - 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. The move comes after Mayor ...
NBC Chicago3d
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 ...
Chicago Sun-Times3d
Civilian police oversight president worried about life after ShotSpotter
But given Johnson’s pending veto, the statement continued, at midnight Sunday, “SoundThinking will cease sending the Chicago Police Department ShotSpotter real-time gunshot alerts.” ...
Courthouse News Service4d
Chicago city councilors vote to skirt mayor in effort to keep ShotSpotter tech
ShotSpotter equipment overlooks the intersection of South Stony Island Avenue and East 63rd Street in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast File) CHICAGO (CN) — The Chicago City Council Wednesday ...
ABC 7 Chicago2d
Some aldermen warn ShotSpotter veto could blow up budget negotiations between mayor, city council
CHICAGO (WLS) -- 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 ...