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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 actually help fight crime.

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Some aldermen warn ShotSpotter veto could blow up budget negotiations between mayor, city council

Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed to veto an ordinance that would keep ShotSpotter gun detection technology in place, but supporters in council are not ready to give up the fight just yet.

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Alders vote to give city’s top cop control over future of ShotSpotter, mayor says he’ll veto measure

With a 33-14 vote, the City Council passed a measure giving police Supt. Larry Snelling power over the contract. But with the mayor not recognizing the City Council’s authority to override

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 ...

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ShotSpotter support highest in Black, Hispanic Chicago wards mayor claims it hurts

Where is support strongest for the gunshot detection system Chicago’s mayor wants to dump? In the Black and Hispanic wards ...

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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, ...

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Trump wouldn't say whether he'd veto a national ban even as abortion remains a top election issue

Former President Donald Trump says he would not sign a federal abortion ban, insisting that a ban would not pass Congress ...

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