Editorial: With ShotSpotter’s looming demise, Brandon Johnson turns his back on neighborhoods whose votes made him mayor
By insisting on ending ShotSpotter in neighborhoods torn by gun violence, Mayor Brandon Johnson is rejecting the wishes of ...
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 ...
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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 ...
City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor Johnson pledges veto
As Mayor Johnson sticks to his plan, opponents are already trying to pin him with blame for any gunshot deaths that follow, ...
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 ...
The case for keeping ShotSpotter
Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to keep a campaign promise and get rid of the gunshot detection system. But there's evidence the ...