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Should police respond to gunshots? Or just ignore them?

The organization Increase the Peace focuses on pulling young people away from gangs, offering them educational and future job opportunities, and reducing violence in neighborhoods such as Back of the Yards, Little Village, Pilsen, Gage Park, and Brighton Park, among others. Its founder, Berto Aguayo, managed to escape from a gang, is about to graduate as a lawyer from Northwestern University, and was a fellow at the Chicago Community Trust

Mayor Brandon's Johnson's negotiated extension, under less favorable terms than the original deal, could violate city code. But the city's Law Department says "a myriad of code provisions" permit the mayor's extension.

The Fraternal Order of Police's motion for summary judgment was filed after alderpersons voted once again to reject an arbitrator's finding that officers facing dismissal or suspensions over one year have the right to circumvent the Chicago Police Board.

The current $49 million contract with ShotSpotter expires Friday, meaning the gunshot detection system that covers 12 of the city’s 22 police districts could be shut down as early as the end of that day.