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Johnson, Pritzker, other local leaders ponder steps to counter potential Pentagon plans to deploy National Guard in Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker worked Sunday preparing plans to counter plans detailed in media reports that the ...

US official confirms Pentagon planning National Guard deployment in Chicago, Mayor Johnson responds

Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke out Sunday as a U.S. official confirmed the Pentagon and President Donald Trump are preparing a ...

Chicago military deployment would be ‘flagrant violation' of Constitution: Mayor

As reports emerge that the Pentagon is planning a military deployment in Chicago, the mayor is calling the move a “flagrant ...

Pentagon says some Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms as Trump targets more cities

President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to ...
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Chicago next target of Trump’s crime crackdown

The Pentagon has its sights set on Chicago as the next target of plans to crackdown on crime, homelessness, and undocumented ...

Pentagon authorizes DC Guard contingent to carry weapons of war as Trump threatens martial law in Chicago, San Francisco, New York

In a statement to the Washington Post, the Pentagon confirmed that soldiers will “soon be on mission with their ...

‘Send in the troops’: Trump threatens military deployment in another major city

President Donald Trump has said he's considering troop deployments in Chicago and New York. On Sunday, he added Baltimore to ...