Illinois Newsroom - Military troops arrived at an Elwood training center after weeks of threats from President Donald Trump’s administration, over the objections of local leaders. The post Texas National Guard members arrive at Chicago area military training facility appeared first on IPM Newsroom.| IPM Newsroom
Illinois Newsroom - A federal judge said Monday she wouldn’t hear arguments over Illinois’ bid to block the deployment until Thursday, even after a Trump administration lawyer confirmed that Texas troops are on their way. The post Judge refuses to immediately block National Guard deployment to Illinois appeared first on IPM Newsroom.| IPM Newsroom
Illinois Newsroom - CHICAGO — Illinois and Chicago have filed a lawsuit aiming to stop President Donald Trump’s administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago. Trump moved to deploy National Guard troops from another city on Saturday by authorizing 300 troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago. Trump has long threatened to send... The post Watch: Gov. Pritzker, Democratic Leaders discuss federal deployments in Illinois appeared first on IPM Newsr...| IPM Newsroom
A witness told the Chicago Sun-Times that ICE has put out an inaccurate account of the shooting and questioned whether Villegas-Gonzalez’s death will be properly investigated.| Illinois Newsroom