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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 on the removal of sensors around the city. The City Council on Wednesday voted 33-14 to give police Supt.

CBS Chicago on MSN · 3d

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.

ABC 7 Chicago on MSN · 2d

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 supporters in council are not ready to give up the fight just yet.

NBC Chicago · 3d

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 ...

ShotSpotter supporters say mayor's veto could blow up budget negotiations

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 just yet.

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City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor Johnson pledges veto

The City Council again rebuked Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to rid Chicago of ShotSpotter Wednesday, voting to keep the ...

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ShotSpotter contract with City of Chicago has expired. What happens next?

This week, the city council voted to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the controversial system, but Johnson ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Chicago City Council deals major blow to Mayor Johnson on ShotSpotter

The acrimony between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago City Council grows as he issues a rare veto on their vote to defy ...

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