From L-R: Mayor Brandon Johnson, DNC Stage and Shamier Little (Photo Credits: Tacuma Roeback, DNC and USATF.org)
Bizarre and unprecedented.
Those words could describe 2024, and...
By Ralph Clark
Imagine, for a moment, that you live in a community with an elevated risk of fire. And despite interventions—such as updating building...
As the city explores alternatives, Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood shares the Johnson Administration’s vision for investing in people and improving first...
ShotSpotter and Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood (Photo Credits: chicagojustice.org and Chicago Mayor's Office).
This Sunday marks two weeks since Chicago officially ended...
Ralph Clark, CEO of SoundThinking, spoke exclusively to The Chicago Defender about the technology's value and the implications of the council's decision (Photo...
The City of Chicago agreed with the company that owns ShotSpotter to continue using the gun detection system through late September.
The agreement also includes...
The city of Chicago will end its relationship with ShotSpotter after the summer ends, announced Mayor Brandon Johnson.
On Tuesday morning, the mayor released a...
By Ralph Clark
When you walk through an airport, or office building, or shopping center, have you ever noticed the automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on...