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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 ...

In Chicago stop, Bernie Sanders says the 'day has come and gone' for America's oligarchs

Sanders’ "Fighting Oligarchy" Chicago stop also helped to highlight State Sen. Robert Peters, who is running for the 2nd ...

Pritzker accuses Trump of ‘abusing his power’ amid reported plan to send troops to Chicago

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) accused President Trump of “abusing his power” in the wake of a reported plan to send National ...

Illinois leaders push back as President Trump hints at sending National Guard to Chicago for crime crackdown

President Trump has suggested that Chicago could be the next city to see federal troops deployed in an effort to crack down ...