Mayor Johnson upends gunshot-detection pilot after voters resoundingly back the technology
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<p>The 72% support in an advisory referendum for bringing gunshot-detection technology back to the streets of Chicago has apparently prompted Mayor Brandon Johnson to change his crime-fighting strategy.</p><p>Chief Procurement Officer Sharla Roberts disclosed the surprise about-face Monday while on the hot seat at a City Council budget hearing.</p><p>Roberts said her office initially planned a pilot program with one vendor that wasn't involved in a lengthy, competitive bidding process for a gunshot-detection contract. But the Johnson administration has now decided to let all of the…
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Mayor Johnson upends gunshot-detection pilot after voters resoundingly back the technology
<p>The 72% support in an advisory referendum for bringing gunshot-detection technology back to the streets of Chicago has apparently prompted Mayor Brandon Johnson to change his crime-fighting strategy.</p><p>Chief Procurement Officer Sharla Roberts disclosed the surprise...
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