ShotSpotter to vie for another Chicago deal as Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks new first-responder technology
Mayor Brandon Johnson is asking businesses to offer up new violent crime response tools just as his administration ends the ...
Editorial: With ShotSpotter’s looming demise, Brandon Johnson turns his back on neighborhoods whose votes made him mayor
We’ve seen plenty of Chicago mayors do things that turned out to be wildly unpopular in retrospect. Richard M. Daley’s ...
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, ...
Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson plans to veto
Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to get rid of the controversial gunshot detection program, saying it's too expensive and doesn't ...
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 ...
Days before ShotSpotter contract ends, alders try to outmaneuver Mayor Brandon Johnson
ShotSpotter is set to go dark on Sunday, fulfilling a campaign promise by Mayor Brandon Johnson to cancel the city's contract ...
‘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.
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What’s After ShotSpotter?
The gunshot-detection company stopped sending alerts to CPD on Sunday. Deputy Mayor Garien Gatewood discussed the City’s ...
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 ...
Chicago police no longer using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology as contract ends
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are no longer using the ShotSpotter technology as of Monday morning. The city's contract expired overnight. Monday is the first day in more than six years the city of ...
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 ...