Clock ticks toward ShotSpotter's end in Chicago
Barring a last-minute extension, the company behind the ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology says work will begin Monday ...
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 ...
Parting shot? Last-ditch effort seeks to let Chicago’s top cop extend ShotSpotter deal
Ald. David Moore plans to use a parliamentary maneuver next week to force a vote on an ordinance that would give Police Supt.
Many Chicago aldermen decry pending removal of ShotSpotter gun detection tech
That data have been much-anticipated, because the lack of data has long been a critique of the gunshot detection technology. The Chicago Office of Inspector General previously found that the majority ...
In Its Final Weeks, Chicago Continues ShotSpotter Debate
The Windy City’s contract for the gun detection service will expire shortly, but two aldermen have launched attempts to ...
After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and infrastructure?
The City Council on Wednesday voted 33-14 to give police Supt. Larry Snelling power over the city’s contract with SoundThinking. Mayor Brandon Johnson called the measure illegal and vowed to veto ...
Civilian police oversight president worried about life after ShotSpotter
What do we do when this goes off? ... Upwards of 80% in many communities, people don’t call 911 when there is a shooting.