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 ...
Ald. Silvana Tabares: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership needs a lesson in math
It’s an age-old maxim to say politics is a game of addition, not subtraction. Coalition building is about bringing people ...
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 ...
City Council OKs ethics ordinance that Mayor Brandon Johnson once opposed
Current city ordinance allows lobbyists to give up to $1,500 to candidates for city office, or up to the statewide limit of ...
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, ...
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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 ...
Chicago City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter; unclear if mayor will veto ordinance
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago aldermen voted Wednesday in favor of keeping ShotSpotter gun detection technology. Aldermen voted 33 ...
City Council defies Johnson, continues push to keep ShotSpotter
The Chicago City Council made a significant break with Mayor Brandon Johnson, voting to give the deciding vote over ...
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'Beyond offensive': Chicago alderman criticized for social media post about Lebanon attacks
CHICAGO - A Chicago alderman is under fire for a social media ... On Wednesday, downtown Alderman Brendan Reilly made the ...
ShotSpotter contract takes center stage at Chicago City Council as expiration date approaches
Some members of the Chicago City Council are trying to keep the gunshot detection program ShotSpotter active in the city ...
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City Council cracks down on lobbyist campaign donations to mayor after Johnson took contributions
The rule puts teeth in an Emanuel-era ethics policy by empowering a board to suspend lobbyists who contribute to mayoral ...
Determined to stay in Chicago market, ShotSpotter slashes price 48%
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 ...