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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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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.

CBS Chicago on MSN · 8h

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.

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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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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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‘ShotSpotter,' Chicago's gunshot detection technology system, dismantled as contract expires

As of midnight, the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system was no longer sending data to Chicago Police because the company's contract was not renewed by Mayor Brandon Johnson Shotspotter ...

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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Newswire: A ShotSpotter alternative in Oak Brook

Oak Brook Police Sgt. Jason Wood presented StarChase, a "pursuit mitigation tool" that shoots GPS-tagged darts to track ...

Chicago alderman calls for ShotSpotter to be reactivated after deadly shooting

A Chicago alderman renewed calls for Mayor Brandon Johnson to reactivate Chicago's ShotSpotter contract after a weekend ...

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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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