ShotSpotter turned off in Junction neighborhood, residents feel unsafe
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - ShotSpotter in a Toledo neighborhood has gone silent and it’s leaving residents concerned. ShotSpotter is the technology that helps police detect when a gun has been fired. City ...
ShotSpotter’s future again in question in City Council days before gunshot detection tool goes offline
The City Council Wednesday could again rebuke Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to rid Chicago of ShotSpotter, just days before ...
Pelosi pulls punches in Chicago
PELOSI’s MANTRA: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi brought campaign wisdom and subtle wit to Chicago on Monday, headlining a ...
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 ...
Last-ditch attempt to keep ShotSpotter snuffed out by parliamentary counter-maneuver
Proponents of the gunshot detection technology wanted to force a City Council vote Wednesday on an ordinance empowering CPD ...
After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and infrastructure?
The City Council on Wednesday voted 33-14 to give police Supt. Larry Snelling power over the city’s contract with ...
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 Johnson kept a campaign promise by canceling ShotSpotter, and has defended that ...
Mayor digs in after taking a hit
— FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: State Sen. Ram Villivalam and state Rep. Kevin Olickal have written a letter to Chicago Public Schools ...
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 ...
Alders vote to give city’s top cop control over future of ShotSpotter, mayor says he’ll veto measure
With a 33-14 vote, the City Council passed a measure giving police Supt. Larry Snelling power over the contract. But with the ...