Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t veto ShotSpotter ordinance
Mayor Johnson drops ShotSpotter veto plan, political brawl over police tool continues
Mayor Brandon Johnson is dropping his plan to veto a City Council ordinance aimed at continuing the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system he ended last month, in the face of council opposition that appeared strong enough to overrule him.
Mayor Johnson will not veto ShotSpotter ordinance
Mayor Brandon Johnson had until Wednesday when the city council gaveled in to veto the ShotSpotter ordinance, but sources told WGN News Tuesday night that the mayor in fact will not veto the ShotSpotter ordinance.
Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t veto ShotSpotter ordinance after all
The City Council’s ordinance aims to compel the city to sign a new contract for gunshot detection technology. Johnson said it’s illegal, but his decision not to veto avoids more council conflict.
Future of ShotSpotter unclear after Mayor Brandon Johnson refuses to veto ordinance to revive system
A special City Council meeting on ShotSpotter was canceled Wednesday after the mayor did not veto an ordinance that would authorize Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling to sign a new ShotSpotter contract.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson drops ShotSpotter veto plan, political brawl over police tool continues
Mayor Brandon Johnson is dropping his plan to veto a City Council ordinance aimed at continuing the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system he ended last month. Johnson promised to veto the ordinance passed in a 33-to14 vote,
Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson hitting new lows, one news conference at a time
Mr. Mayor, when ABC 7’s Sarah Schulte asked your new members of the Chicago Board of Education at your news event Monday ...
Mayor Johnson considers layoffs, property tax hike to address $1 billion budget deficit
Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking for new ways to close the nearly $1 billion budget deficit the city is currently facing, ...
Chicago Alders Say Mayor Johnson Acting Like Dictator After "Coup" On Public School Board
CBS's Chris Tye reports that 41 out of 50 members of the Chicago City Council do not like how Mayor Brandon Johnson -- who ...
WUWM58m
What to know about the Mayor's proposed city budget and what happens next
Renetta Palmer is a member of the African American Roundtable and sees the budget differently from Mayor Johnson. Instead of ...
Johnson legislation in limbo after contenious City Council meeting
The move is projected to save $110 million. But alders Raymond Lopez (15 th Ward) and Silvana Tabares (21 st Ward) used a ...
Alders say Mayor Johnson is acting like a "dictator" with his decisions regarding CPS board
Members of the City Council said they want a voice at the table, but Mayor Johnson said he alone has the authority on these ...
Mayor Johnson unveils new Chicago Board of Education members after stunning shakeup
Mayor Brandon Johnson debuted his new Chicago Board of Education on Monday, his latest move to wrest back control of the ...
Biden puts Mayor Johnson on faster timetable to replace Chicago's toxic lead water pipes
The cost to replace 400,000 lead service lines will be more than $14 billion. The Johnson administration and Council members ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson announces six new CPS board members after mass resignations
Johnson bristled when asked if he was moving to replace the entire school board so the new board could fire Chicago Public ...