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Brandon Johnson in no rush to get rid of ShotSpotter, despite campaign promise

Por: Chicago Sun Times Politics May 27, 2023

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It looks like Mayor Brandon Johnson is in no rush to honor his campaign promise to pull the plug on the Chicago Police Department’s contract for the controversial gunfire detection technology known as ShotSpotter.Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision to quietly extend the multimillion dollar contract until at least Feb. 16 has given Johnson some breathing room — and cracked the door open for him to reconsider getting rid of the system... + full article



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