CHICAGO (CBS) — A group of aldermen voted 33-14 on an ordinance seeking to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the ShotSpotter gun detection program in Chicago. But this does not ...

A defiant City Council on Wednesday tried to force Mayor Brandon Johnson to keep the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system — and an equally defiant mayor declared the ordinance “illegal ...

Chicago’s contract for the gunshot detection system known as ShotSpotter is due to expire Sunday. Ending ShotSpotter would fulfill a campaign promise by Mayor Brandon Johnson to pull the plug.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed to veto an ordinance that would keep ShotSpotter gun detection technology in place after the Chicago City Council voted in favor of it. Aldermen ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments Monday denouncing ShotSpotter as "walkie-talkies on a pole" are facing criticism from city council members who want to extend the gunshot detection system ...

ShotSpotter on a traffic signal post at West 56th Street and South Western Avenue. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share When a serious public safety matter is on the table, there’s no room for ...

On Thursday, this newspaper published an op-ed piece by researchers from the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab using new data from their work in the field. The conclusion? ShotSpotter saves ...

The City Council again rebuked Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to rid Chicago of ShotSpotter Wednesday, voting to keep the gunshot detection technology around just days before it was set to go offline.

A ShotSpotter gunshot detector on a traffic signal post at 56th Street and Western Avenue Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share A defiant City Council on Wednesday tried to force Mayor Brandon Johnson ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago aldermen voted Wednesday in favor of keeping ShotSpotter gun detection technology. Aldermen voted 33-14, falling one vote short of being veto-proof. And Mayor Brandon ...