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Mayor Johnson asks CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign

Editorial: Chicago’s school board has a duty to taxpayers to back Pedro Martinez against Brandon Johnson

The stakes are remarkably high as Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez resists Mayor Brandon Johnson’s call for his removal.

CBS News · 2d

Alderman: Mayor Johnson asks Chicago schools CEO Martinez to resign, Martinez says no

Martinez has two years left on his contract, which was approved by the Chicago Board of Education after he was appointed in 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times · 2d

Mayor Brandon Johnson tells CPS CEO Pedro Martinez he wants him out, sources say

After months of tension, Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez this week that he wants the embattled schools chief to leave his position, three sources told the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ.

ShotSpotter, Chicago

AOL · 10h

Chicago mayor seeking alternatives as city's ShotSpotter contract expires

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is exploring other options after the city's contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection technology, expired.

NBC Chicago · 2h

‘ShotSpotter,' Chicago gunshot detection technology system, dismantled as contract expires

As of midnight, the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system was no longer sending data to Chicago Police because the company's contract was not renewed by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

ABC 7 Chicago · 1h

Chicago police no longer using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology as contract ends

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are no longer using the ShotSpotter technology as of Monday morning. The city's contract expired overnight. Monday is the first day in more than six years the city of Chicago will go without the gunshot detection technology. Shotspotter effectively shut down at midnight.

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Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors

CHICAGO – 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, ...

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson slow on push to put civilians in CPD jobs

Mayor Brandon Johnson has made little progress hiring civilians to new administrative positions in the Chicago Police ...

3don MSN

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 ...

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Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson continued his calls to shut down the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter on Monday ahead of an ...

Ald. Silvana Tabares: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership needs a lesson in math

It’s an age-old maxim to say politics is a game of addition, not subtraction. Coalition building is about bringing people ...

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Chicago Football Classic HBCU Week spotlights colleges, career opportunities

CHICAGO – Mayor Brandon Johnson proclaimed this week Chicago Football Classic HBCU Week. It’s an annual tradition ...

'Remember the Date': Chicago mayor declares Sept. 20 as Belal Muhammad Day to honor UFC champ

From this day forward, Sept. 20 will be knowns as Belal Muhammad Day in the UFC welterweight champion’s hometown of Chicago.

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Editorial: With ShotSpotter’s looming demise, Brandon Johnson turns his back on neighborhoods whose votes made him mayor

By insisting on ending ShotSpotter in neighborhoods torn by gun violence, Mayor Brandon Johnson is rejecting the wishes of ...

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