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Mayor Brandon Johnson's Allies Stall Effort To Keep ShotSpotter In Place In Chicago
During the 2023 campaign for mayor, Johnson vowed to end the use of ShotSpotter, saying there was clear evidence the system is unreliable.

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During the 2023 campaign for mayor, Johnson vowed to end the use of ShotSpotter, saying there was clear evidence the system is unreliable.

A 1-year-old boy and a 7-year-old boy were each shot multiple times and were left in critical condition after the shooting.
It started on the porch of one apartment building and quickly spread to two other neighboring buildings, killing a dog.
The fire burned through the roof of the building, located in the 8100 block of South Escanaba Avenue.
One of the groups at that emergency center helping people Wednesday is called Chicago Survivors.
A Texas native and Harvard University alum, Coleman's activist and organizing work in Chicago dates back to the Civil Rights movement.
The Chicago Fire Department said three people were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center by ambulance from the scene.
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Traffic was jammed in both directions on I-90 late Monday as the afternoon rush began – with a gapers' block snagging westbound traffic.
On Friday, Police Supt. Larry Snelling said preliminary information could be damaging to the overall investigation.
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An 8-year-old girl was shot in the head and died, police said. Her name was not immediately released.
It's a stark reality that is raising concerns as summer nears. Statistics show that violence often surges in the summer months.
Police said the robberies happened between April 2 and April 12 in the Gage Park, Brighton Park, and Back of the Yards neighborhoods.
On Sunday, police began searching a house near 165th and Wood for evidence and information related to the shooting.
The last time Monica Bailey sat in a dentist's chair, she was hopeful. Now, she's nervous, as if her teeth were chattering.
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COPA Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten is questioning the traffic stop at issue to begin with, and whether the officers are being truthful.
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