Chicago voters back return of gunshot detection technology
Chicago voters sent a clear message to City Hall in Tuesday's election, overwhelmingly backing a referendum asking if the city should resume using gunshot detection technology.
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Chicago voters sent a clear message to City Hall in Tuesday's election, overwhelmingly backing a referendum asking if the city should resume using gunshot detection technology.
Chicago City Council members on Tuesday continued to put pressure on the Johnson administration to replace the city's ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, as a top city official revealed it could be eight more months to get it done.
It's been nearly two years since Chicago's ShotSpotter contract expired, and the city has yet to find a replacement.
It's been nearly two years since Chicago's ShotSpotter contract expired, and the city has yet to find a replacement. On Wednesday, aldermen are expected to press city officials for answers about what's causing the delay. Darius Johnson reports.
It's been nearly two years since Chicago's ShotSpotter contract expired, and the city has yet to find a replacement.
It has been nearly two years since Mayor Brandon Johnson decommissioned the city's controversial ShotSpotter gunshot detection system and vowed to replace it with a "better" alternative.
There was no 911 call made after the shooting, and one alderwoman said she believes ShotSpotter technology, which was removed last year, would have helped in this case. Tara Molina reports.
Alderwoman Monique Scott (24th) said he was found in a backyard. She confirmed that ShotSpotter technology was in place in the neighborhood where the boy was found and says it could've helped police and first responders find him sooner, and she's not alone.
The move comes months after ShotSpotter was deactivated.
The six-month pilot program from Alarm.com is being offered free of charge in the Chicago Police Department’s Deering (9th) District. As Megan Hickey reports, Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) held a demonstration on Monday.
Details on this particular program, Alarm.com, are scarce. But it is known that this new gunshot detection system will kick off its test run tomorrow on the South Side. Andrew Ramos reports.
The city is partnering up with a new company to test the system in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, which is in the Chicago Police Department's 9th District.
The ordinance sought to empower Police Supt. Larry Snelling to renew the city's ShotSpotter contract, but the mayor's office said the ordinance is unenforceable.
Mayor Brandon Johnson campaigned on a promise to shut down ShotSpotter, which he did last month.
A group of Chicago aldermen is continuing to push to revive the city's ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology, two weeks after the system was taken offline.
Despite the fight to keep ShotSpotter in Chicago, the service was decommissioned at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
Marissa Perlman reports Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking for input for new violent crime response tools. But Shotspotter, the outgoing vendor, is looking to throw its hat in the ring for another new contract.
With its contract having expired, ShotSpotter has already started the process of taking down the sensors that pick up the sounds of gunshots — although the company will not say which of the 12 police districts they are starting with. Megan Hickey reports.
The gunshot detection technology alerts police to gunfire faster than a 911 call. Chicago Police said they are no longer getting alerts about the location of possible gunfire at all. Megan Hickey reports.
Despite the fight to keep ShotSpotter in Chicago, the service will be decommissioned at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
This week, the city council voted to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the controversial system, but Johnson says he will veto it.
This week, the city council voted to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the controversial system, but Johnson says he will veto it.
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.
The mayor's said he will veto the ordinance from the council aimed at preventing the end of the gun detection technology, saying the legislative branch doesn't have authority to force the hand of the executive branch. Sara Machi reports.
The mayor said the ordinance that passed is illegal.
