Chicago Council Votes to Give ShotSpotter Contracting Power to Police Superintendent, Sidestepping Mayor
Chicago’s city council voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow the police superintendent to renew the city’s ShotSpotter ...
City Council debates future use of ShotSpotter technology in Chicago
Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to get rid of the controversial gunshot detection program, saying it's too expensive and doesn't ...
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ShotSpotter’s future in Chicago in question days before tool goes offline
Aldermen are set to vote on a long-shot ordinance some say would compel police Superintendent Larry Snelling to continue ...
Ethics ordinance targeting lobbyist donations to mayoral candidates passes in City Council
The Chicago City Council unanimously passed an ethics ordinance Wednesday aimed at punishing lobbyists for contributions to mayoral candidates, after Mayor Brandon Johnson dropped his opposition to ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Steger community mourns Mayor Kenneth Peterson’s sudden passing
Mayor Kenneth Peterson of Steger died suddenly Monday, leaving behind his wife, four children and two grandchildren, ...
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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.
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City Council ends Zoning chair dispute, approves Burnett for the job
The powerful Zoning Committee has been without a permanent chair for almost a year as Mayor Brandon Johnson unsuccessfully ...
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SoundThinking Offers Chicago 48% Cut on ShotSpotter Costs Ahead of Contract Expiry
ShotSpotter offers Chicago a 48% cost cut just before contract ends, with a $9.5 million deal for 15 months contingent on ...
Atlantic City mayor, wife indicted for allegedly beating and abusing their teenage daughter
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools, have been indicted on child endangerment and other charges ...