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Mayor Johnson asks CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign

Chicago Tribune · 8h

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.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asks CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to leave, but he won’t go

Mayor Brandon Johnson asked Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to resign on Wednesday, but Martinez declined, according to published reports and at least one source familiar with internal discussions.

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.

ShotSpotter, Chicago

CBS Chicago on MSN · 4d

Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson plans to veto

Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to get rid of the controversial gunshot detection program, saying it's too expensive and doesn't actually help fight crime.

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.

ShotSpotter technology expires in Chicago

Spotter expired at midnight in Chicago. Despite the fight to keep ShotSpotter in Chicago, the service was decommissioned at 12:01 a.m. Monday. The mayor said the goal is to explore better options and save more lives.

3dOpinion

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 ...

5don MSN

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 ...

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Raise haze — facing a $1 billion budget gap, Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t said if he’ll take a pay hike next year

Johnson and other elected officials had until Sunday to reject the 4.1% pay raise. At least two alderpersons have said they ...

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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 ...

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