Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; sensors to be …
WEB1 day ago · Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to veto a City Council vote that would keep the city’s use of ShotSpotter technology as the company behind the program prepares to remove sensors around the ...
City Council Votes 33-14 to Again Rebuke Mayor Brandon Johnson…
WEB2 days ago · The Chicago City Council voted 33-14 on Wednesday to again endorse an effort to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to scrap the city’s gunshot detection system, ShotSpotter, which is set to be turned off Sunday. ... But even allies of the mayor urged him to keep ShotSpotter operational. “It works,” said Finance Committee Chair ...
Chicago City Council deals major blow to Mayor Johnson on ShotSpotter
WEB2 days ago · The Brief. Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes a City Council vote to continue ShotSpotter, despite a 33-14 majority in favor. Johnson argues ShotSpotter has not reduced violence, while council members ...
Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson …
WEB3 days ago · Chicago City Council votes for ordinance seeking to keep ShotSpotter technology 02:13. At a news conference after the City Council meeting Wednesday, Mayor Johnson said he was committed to other ...
City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but Johnson …
WEB2 days ago · Sept 18, 2024, 8:20pm PDT. A defiant City Council on Wednesday tried to force Mayor Brandon Johnson to keep the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system — and an equally defiant mayor declared the ...
Mayor digs in after taking a hit - POLITICO
WEB2 days ago · Mayor Brandon Johnson has rejected extending the contract, saying ShotSpotter doesn’t get to the root of the crime problem. He also doesn’t want to go back on a campaign promise to end the ...
Chicago City Council deals major blow to Mayor Johnson on ShotSpotter
WEB2 days ago · CHICAGO - The acrimony between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago City Council grows as he issues a rare veto on their vote to defy his wishes and keep ShotSpotter around. ShotSpotter is a ...
City Council defies Johnson, continues push to keep ShotSpotter
WEB2 days ago · 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. The ordinance ...
Days before ShotSpotter’s end, alders try to outmaneuver Mayor …
WEB4 days ago · ShotSpotter is set to go dark on Sunday, fulfilling a campaign promise by Mayor Brandon Johnson to cancel the city's contract with the company that owns the gunfire detection system. But several ...
What Mayor Johnson's decision on ShotSpotter's end says about ...
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Mayor Brandon Johnson kept a campaign promise by canceling ShotSpotter, and has defended that decision even as dozens of City Council members are pushing to keep it.