Brandon Johnson, ShotSpotter
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 upcoming city council vote to keep it.
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 campaign funds.
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 with the company that owns the gunfire detection system. But several City Council members are continuing their fight to save ShotSpotter.
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 violence," Johnson said. "It didn't do that."
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 decision even as dozens of City Council members are pushing to keep it.
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 companies they control. The new ordinance bars all lobbyist contributions to incumbent mayors or mayoral candidates.
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 together. By bringing more people to the table, you create an environment where opinions can be heard, more data is considered and a plan is drafted with all voices echoing in its construction.
Days before ShotSpotter's end, alders try to outmaneuver Mayor Brandon Johnson
The gunfire detection system ShotSpotter is set to go dark on Sunday. Canceling the city's contract with ShotSpotter was a campaign promise from Mayor Brandon Johnson, but several City Council members are continuing their efforts to save it.
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he'll veto ordinance that seeks to save ShotSpotter
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City Council defies Johnson, continues push to keep ShotSpotter
The Chicago City Council made a significant break with Mayor Brandon Johnson, voting to give the deciding vote over ShotSpotter technology to the city’s police superintendent.
Chicago City Council deals major blow to Mayor Johnson on ShotSpotter
The acrimony between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago City Council grows as he issues a rare veto on their vote to defy his wishes and keep ShotSpotter around.
Mayor Brandon Johnson asks CPS chief Pedro Martinez to resign, sources say
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez to step down this week, ...
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Brandon Johnson spent $30,000 of campaign funds on personal grooming: ‘Not a function of government to look good’
Some of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s spending habits with campaign funds are beginning to raise eyebrows in Chicago. A report from the Chicago Sun-Times revealed Johnson spent $30,000 in one year ...
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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.
ShotSpotter contract with City of Chicago expires at midnight Saturday
This week, the city council voted to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the controversial system, but Johnson ...