Crain's Detroit18hOpinion
Opinion: Detroiters want a safer city and the media isn’t helping enough
One in three Detroiters said these concerns are the thing they most want local officials to address. I’ve built a newsroom ...
WGN-TV4d
After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and infrastructure?
CHICAGO — 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 ...
Will Peoria get rid of its Shotspotter technology?
As of Sept. 23, Chicago is taking down its Shotspotter detection technology. Chicago’s mayor said Shotspotter didn’t prevent ...
Crain's Detroit18h
As Detroit makes progress against crime, reputation still lags
Detroit has been celebrating a remarkable decline in crime lately, reporting fewer criminal homicides in 2023 than in any ...
NBC Chicago4d
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 ...
WBEZ6d
Research finds ShotSpotter slows police responses to 911 calls
Chicago’s contract for the gunshot detection system known as ShotSpotter is due to expire Sunday. Ending ShotSpotter would fulfill a campaign promise by Mayor Brandon Johnson to pull the plug.
ABC 7 Chicago4d
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 ...
CBS News5d
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 ...
Tigers add top pitching prospect Jackson Jobe to roster in push to make playoffs
The Detroit Tigers have added right-hander Jackson Jobe to the roster to bolster their push to make the playoffs for the first time in a decade. Detroit made the move on Monday, a ...