Determined to stay in Chicago market, ShotSpotter slashes price …
WEB3 days ago · Determined to hold on to the Chicago market, ShotSpotter offered Wednesday to cut its price by 48% for the next 15 months — from $1.2 million per month to $626,012 — to give the city time to ...
After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and …
WEB2 days ago · SHARE. CHICAGO — Barring a last-minute extension, the company behind the ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology says work will begin Monday on the removal of sensors around the city. The City ...
City Council Votes 33-14 to Again Rebuke Mayor Brandon …
WEB3 days ago · The Chicago City Council voted 33-14 on Wednesday to again endorse an effort to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to scrap the city’s gunshot detection system, ShotSpotter, which is set to be turned off Sunday. ... Supporters of ShotSpotter say it is an important tool, and tout its ability to speed police to victims of gun violence ...
'Majority rules': Chicago alders vote to keep ShotSpotter again, …
WEB3 days ago · CHICAGO — Alders on Wednesday for the second time voted to save the city’s use of the ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology that Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to end. With a 33-14 vote, the ...
Chicago City Council moves to keep ShotSpotter in place – NBC Chicago
WEB3 days ago · 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. The ordinance ...
Chicago City Council votes to give police chief ShotSpotter …
WEB3 days ago · Chicago's City Council voted 33-14 Wednesday to give police superintendent Larry Snelling power to renew the city's controversial ShotSpotter gun detection contract despite Mayor Brandon Johnson's scheduled termination of it. But about an hour after the vote, Johnson announced he was vetoing the "illegal" ordinance.
What Chicago mayor's decision on ending ShotSpotter says …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · What Chicago mayor's decision on ending ShotSpotter says about his leadership. If Johnson was so determined to honor his campaign promise to get rid of the controversial gunshot detection system, why did he wait until the last minute to timidly announce the decision? By Fran Spielman, Tom Schuba | February 15, 2024 at 10:30 AM.
What to know about ShotSpotter as Chicago decides against …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · ShotSpotter is a system that uses acoustic sensors to detect gunfire and alert police. The city of Chicago decided not to renew the contract, citing its ineffectiveness and...
City Of Chicago Statement On ShotSpotter Contract
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · CHICAGO – The City of Chicago will not renew its contract with SoundThinking that expires February 16, 2024, and will decommission the use of ShotSpotter technology on September 22, 2024.
Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Chicago’s contract with SoundThinking, a public safety technology company that says its ShotSpotter tool is used in roughly 150 cities, expires Friday. The city plans to wind down use of ShotSpotter technology by late …