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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
'Remember the Date': Chicago mayor declares Sept. 20 as Belal Muhammad Day to honor UFC champ
From this day forward, Sept. 20 will be knowns as Belal Muhammad Day in the UFC welterweight champion’s hometown of Chicago.
Facing a $1 billion budget gap, Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t said if he’ll take a pay raise next year
Johnson and other elected officials had until Sunday to reject the 4.1% pay raise. At least two alderpersons have said they ...
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 Mayor Brandon Johnson slow on push to put civilians in CPD jobs
Mayor Brandon Johnson has made little progress hiring civilians to new administrative positions in the Chicago Police ...
Chicago City Council pushes for special meeting as debate over ShotSpotter intensifies
The debate over ShotSpotter, Chicago's gunshot detection technology, is set to continue as some City Council members push for ...