Chicago City Council pushes for special meeting as debate over ShotSpotter intensifies
The debate over ShotSpotter, Chicago's gunshot detection technology, is set to continue as some City Council members push for ...
Chicago City Council considers $13 million in tax incentives for West Side industrial projects
The Chicago City Council is considering a $13 million proposal to provide tax assistance to four industrial projects on the ...
Chicago City Council votes overwhelmingly in favor of ShotSpotter technology despite mayor's resistance
Former 911 dispatcher in Chicago Keith Thornton Jr. joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss backlash against Mayor Brandon ...
Naperville City Council: Energy consultant bids to be sought again; wrongful conviction settlement OK’d
The City Council took several actions at this past week’s meeting, from revisiting previously denied consultant services to ...
Johnson accused of picking another police-related fight with City Council
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has authorized selling a former Illinois National Guard armory to the city for $1 for the "express purpose ...
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City Council Is Seeing Red With Johnson’s Ranks
Brandon Johnson is playing politics as his predecessors did, like appointing loyal organizers. But the flavor of his politics ...
Local businesses urge Naperville council to lift video gaming ban
Several local bar and restaurant representatives implored the City Council Tuesday to consider lifting the city’s 15-year ban ...
Minneapolis council approves limited expansion of gunshot detection system
In a 13-0 vote, elected officials sign off on a 2-year contract renewal with ShotSpotter that spreads acoustic sensors into ...
Ramova Theatre officially named landmark by City Council
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago has a new landmark. City Council made the designation official for Bridgeport's Ramova Theatre. The ...
Alders vote to give city's top cop control over future of ShotSpotter, mayor says he'll veto measure
The showdown between the mayor and City Council over ShotSpotter continues after alders on Wednesday voted for the second ...
Some aldermen warn ShotSpotter veto could blow up budget negotiations between mayor, city council
Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed to veto an ordinance that would keep ShotSpotter gun detection technology in place, but ...
Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors
A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated he would veto a council effort aimed at keeping ShotSpotter – the controversial gunshot detection technology – the device’s parent company, SoundThinking, ...