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 leaders, clergy, and others to urge Mayor Brandon Johnson to reactivate ShotSpotter, which uses acoustic sensors throughout the city to pick up the sound of gunfire to dispatch officers to the location of shootings.
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.
Aldermen, business leaders offer $2.5M to bring back ShotSpotter
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Community leaders again called on the mayor to reactivate ShotSpotter on Tuesday. However, this time they offered to fund $2.5 million to help the city pay the annual $9.6 million cost. ShotSpotter devices were deactivated across the city two weeks ago.
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 gunshot detection technology until the city can implement a permanent solution.
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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 ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology, despite opposition from the City Council.
Chicago aldermen, community leaders push to reinstate ShotSpotter
Several Chicago Aldermen and community leaders are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to reactivate the city’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system.
Chicago business leaders offer to temporarily fund ShotSpotter
Some Chicago City Council members and community activists want to revive ShotSpotter. The local business community has offered to fund the gunshot detection technology until the city finds a permanent solution.
Chicago aldermen, business leaders offer $2.5M to bring back ShotSpotter
Several Chicago council members, as well as community leaders, are trying to temporarily bring back ShotSpotter.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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, ...
Oakland officials consider future of police department's ShotSpotter program
On Tuesday evening, Oakland's Public Safety Committee met to consider whether to renew the contract for the city's ...
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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 ...