Chicago is what happens when antisemitism mixes with lawlessness
Days after the Oct. 26 shooting of an Orthodox Jewish man in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson was publicly rebuked for issuing ...
Chicago Sun-Times24d
Johnson must break two campaign promises to get budget passed, City Council critic warns
Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Mayor Brandon Johnson must break two campaign promises — by renewing a ShotSpotter contract ... 2025 budget through the City Council, one of Johnson’s most ...
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Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments Monday denouncing ShotSpotter as "walkie-talkies on a pole" are facing criticism from city council members who want to extend the gunshot detection system ...
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Despite opposition, Oakland will keep ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology
In a presentation to the City Council on Tuesday night, Deputy Police Chief Frederick Shavies said ShotSpotter saves ... The ...
WAVY-TV24d
Local police embrace ShotSpotter, but others have pulled plug
Last fall, Seattle’s city council rejected it ... “The mayor [of Chicago] campaigned on canceling ShotSpotter despite the fact that the technology enjoys very broad support there from the ...
With Mayor Johnson expected to propose property tax increase, some residents express uncertainty
As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to propose a property tax increase during Wednesday's City Council meeting, some ...
Crain's Chicago Business11d
Johnson's $17.3 billion budget faces pushback in City Council, with a close ally in the opposition
The hardball negotiations and posturing over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $17.3 billion 2025 budget began nearly as soon ...
Crain's Chicago Business28d
Opinion: The mayor says he 'has the power' — but does he have the power to listen?
The unprecedented mass resignation by the Chicago ... on the City Council, a majority of whom support replacing leadership at the Chicago Transit Authority, restoring lifesaving ShotSpotter ...
Mayor Johnson to announce property tax hike as part of 2025 budget despite campaign promises
As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers his 2024 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday, he is expected to ...
What happens if Chicago can’t pass a budget? ‘Murky waters,’ ‘dire situation.’
The challenge Johnson faces has made some aldermen wary of an unlikely, but troubling worst-case scenario: Could the city fail to pass a budget by the state’s Dec. 31 deadline?
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What happens if Chicago can’t pass a budget? ‘Murky waters,’ ‘dire situation.’
They knocked off his pick for Zoning Committee chair, tried to force his hand to keep the ShotSpotter system ... speaks during a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall on Oct. 22, 2024.