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Mayor Johnson asks CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign

Chicago Sun-Times · 12h

Pushing out Martinez carries huge risks for Mayor Johnson

The mayor hopes to pressure Springfield into fully funding Chicago Public Schools. There's no guarantee it will work, and his relationship with Gov. JB Pritzker already is strained.

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.

Chicago Tribune on MSN · 4d

Mayor Brandon Johnson asks Chicago Public Schools chief Pedro Martinez to resign, sources say

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez to step down this week, several sources close to the matter confirmed with the Tribune Friday. Martinez does not currently plan to resign,

Chicago, ShotSpotter

ShotSpotter contract with City of Chicago is expiring. What happens next?

This week, the city council voted to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the controversial system, but Johnson says he will veto it.

Chicago Residents Question Loss of ShotSpotter: 'It's Very Worrying'

Despite backing by the Chicago Police Department, Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed city aldermen's overwhelming support of the gunshot detection technology after he campaigned on

Chicago Tribune on MSN · 19h

Chicago residents concerned over discontinuation of ShotSpotter: ‘How will the police know where all the shootings are?’

Claudia Rodriguez said shootings are so frequent in her Chicago Lawn neighborhood that the sound of gunshots doesn’t surprise her. Despite the constant fear she and her children live in every day, she found some security in knowing that technology helped police respond to shootings fast,

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Opinion | Chicago’s Mayor of Mayhem

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson lives in a progressive fantasy land, and the latest evidence is his decision to scrap a ...

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ShotSpotter to vie for another Chicago deal as Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks new first responder technology

Mayor Brandon Johnson is asking businesses to offer up new violent crime response tools just as his administration ends the ...

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Vacant armory can't be used as police station because of air traffic safety rules, Mayor Johnson says

The state wants to transfer a former National Guard armory in the Clearing neighborhood to the city for $1 to house a new ...

Tensions run high between CPS, CTU and Chicago’s mayor

Chicago Public Schools CEO Martinez says he won’t resign, despite the mayor reportedly saying he wants him to do so.

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In south suburban Chicago township, trustees blast Tiffany Henyard and call for probe of spending

SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (CBS) -- In a new storm of controversy from the south suburbs Tuesday night, Dolton Mayor and Thornton ...

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Weed shops can set up in bustling uptown area of Park Ridge after mayor misses chance to veto

A City Council vote to approve allowing a cannabis dispensary to operate in the Uptown area of Park Ridge will stand after ...

1dOpinion

Chicago’s Mayor of Mayhem

Brandon Johnson kills a technology that detects shootings and saves lives.

Illinois Policy4d

ShotSpotter support highest in Black, Hispanic Chicago wards mayor claims it hurts

Where is support strongest for the gunshot detection system Chicago’s mayor wants to dump? In the Black and Hispanic wards ...

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Mayor of impoverished Ford Heights convicted of embezzling village funds

A Cook County judge said Griffin is guilty of embezzling public funds “to benefit himself, his family and his friends.” ...

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