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As Chicago Braces for Troops, a Reminder — Soldiers Have Been Here Before, and Often Made Things Worse
Governor JB Pritzker rejects President Trump's plan to deploy 3,000 National Guard troops to Chicago, citing no emergency exists and highlighting the $1.6 million daily cost estimate.
- On Tuesday, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said members of the Texas National Guard are poised to deploy to Chicago, Illinois, and he held a press conference to argue no emergency justifies troops.
- President Donald Trump last week signed an executive order directing the Defense Department to expand domestic law enforcement roles after weeks of threats to deploy troops to Chicago.
- Court rulings and expert estimates note a federal judge's ruling this week found the Los Angeles deployment illegal, and Hanna Homestead of the National Priorities Project estimates Chicago deployment costs nearly $1.6 million per day, while housing all Chicago's homeless people would cost about $383,000 per day.
- Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pushed back against troop threats, while dozens of Chicago pastors urged social investment; local leaders said officials learned enforcement plans hours before Pritzker's press conference.
- Legal experts warn that federal troops under Title 10 authority operate in multiple states, with more than 10,000 deployed this year and $1 billion funded through September 30, 2029, while a judge set a September 12, 2025 compliance deadline.
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Trump Says He Could End Chicago Crime in 1 Month
President Donald Trump said early Thursday that Chicago's crime problems could be solved quickly if local officials sought his help, declaring he could "fix it in one month." "The Mayor and Governor should be begging me for help. Crime is out of control in Chicago, potentially one of the greatest cities in the World (Again!). I could fix it in one month!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social page. Trump linked his comments to a New York Post story r…
JB Pritzker and Ted Cruz trade scathing insults as Trump threatens Chicago
As President Donald Trump continues to threaten federal military action in Chicago, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) traded attacks in public.Pritzker, the billionaire heir of the Hyatt hotel fortune and a progressive politician in his second term as governor, has taken the gloves ...
John Kass: Chicago Democrats From America’s Murder Capital Refuse Trump’s Help on Crime
"Chicago circles the drain. And mothers weep for their dead children as residents hide or sleep on their floors to avoid gang gunfire, as (Gov. JB) Pritzker and (Mayor Brandon) Johnson ridicule Trump’s efforts to help black and brown people, the poorest among us."
How many Chicago murders are Democrats OK with?
Rather than admit that Chicago has a violence problem, Democratic Illinois leaders are dismissing it as a non-issue and trying to score points on Republicans instead. President Donald Trump is continuing to threaten to send the National Guard into Chicago to get the city’s crime problem under control. In response, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker posted a video of himself walking through a nice part of the city at 6 a.m. on a Monday. When confronted …
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