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 ...
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 ...
City Council OKs ethics ordinance that Mayor Brandon Johnson once opposed
Today, lobbyists can give up to $1,500 to candidates for city office, or up to the statewide limit of $13,700 through ...
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City Council cracks down on lobbyist campaign donations to mayor after Johnson took contributions
The rule puts teeth in an Emanuel-era ethics policy by empowering a board to suspend lobbyists who contribute to mayoral ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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City Council approves stalled ethics ordinance after Johnson drops opposition
The ordinance codifies an existing executive order banning lobbyists from contributing campaign funds to the mayor and ...
With days to go before system shuts down, Johnson condemns ShotSpotter as 'a walkie-talkie on a pole'
Despite Mayor Brandon Johnson's ridicule, a City Council majority determined to keep the gunshot detection system operating ...
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Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments Monday denouncing ShotSpotter ... He added, "[Johnson] doesn’t understand what this tool is. It’s a campaign issue and he doesn’t understand it.
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Chicago Poised for Major Campaign Finance Reform as City Council Nears Vote on Lobbyist Donation Ban
The Chicago City Council is set to vote on an ethics ordinance to ban lobbyist contributions to mayoral campaigns.