Politics & Government
ShotSpotter Contract With City Of Chicago Is Expiring. What Happens Next?
The City of Chicago's contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system, expires at midnight Sunday.
Updated on: September 23, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) —The City of Chicago's contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system, expires at midnight Sunday.
Find out what's happening in Beverly-MtGreenwoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The process of dismantling roughly 2,000 of its sensors citywide will begin as early as Monday.
It appears to be the final chapter of a contentious debate between Mayor Brandon Johnson and several aldermen who fought to keep the service. It was a showdown over what some critics called shoddy technology.
