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Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t veto ShotSpotter ordinance

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.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson won't veto ShotSpotter ordinance

The ordinance sought to empower Police Supt. Larry Snelling to renew the city's ShotSpotter contract, but the mayor's office said the ordinance is unenforceable.

WBEZ · 23h

Chicago 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.

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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 ...

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Chicago aldermen, business leaders pledge $2.5 million to revive ShotSpotter gunshot detection system

Alds. David Moore (17th), Stephanie Coleman (16th), Peter Chico (10th) and other aldermen are joining a handful of business ...

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Chicago Leaders Advocate for Reinstatement of ShotSpotter in Response to Safety Concerns

Chicago leaders are seeking to reinstate the deactivated ShotSpotter system to improve public safety and response times.

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South Side Officials Raise $2.5 Million In Effort To Keep ShotSpotter In Chicago

A committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago is also pledging to help extend ShotSpotter's use in the city weeks after the ...

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ShotSpotter Routinely Missed Reported Shootings, City Data Shows

In 2023, CPD emailed ShotSpotter to report missed or mislocated shootings at least 575 times. Internal company emails ...

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Three Shot Dead in Chicago Neighborhoods Where ShotSpotter Was Turned Off

It’s possible the victims could have been saved if Mayor Brandon Johnson hadn’t decommissioned the gunshot-detection system, ...

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Opinion: Chicago Should Reinstate Use of ShotSpotter Tech

It’s been two weeks since Mayor Brandon Johnson ended the city’s contract with the company that owns and operates the ...

Chicago aldermen, community leaders offer $2.5M to reactivate ShotSpotter

A group of Chicago aldermen and community leaders offered to contribute $2.5 million to help cover some of the cost of the ...

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Chicago city councilors vote to skirt mayor in effort to keep ShotSpotter tech

ShotSpotter equipment overlooks the intersection of South Stony Island Avenue and East 63rd Street in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast File) CHICAGO (CN) — The Chicago City Council on ...

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Big Business joins Chicago's ShotSpotter fight: 'Cannot put a price tag on saving innocent lives'

In the latest effort to save the discontinued ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, Chicago City Council members have gotten ...

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