US EditionGuard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims
Governor Pritzker rejects National Guard deployment, citing a 22% drop in violent crime in early 2025 and concerns about escalating tensions, despite President Trump's push for federal intervention.
- On Monday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker told the AP Chicago "doesn't need or want military intervention" and called federalizing forces `unconstitutional` and `un-American`.
- Political tensions have grown as national polls show 81% see crime as a major problem, while President Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted Chicago and threatened Guard deployments after federal moves elsewhere.
- City data show violent crime fell over 22% in early 2025, with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson citing homicides and robberies down more than 30%, shootings nearly 40%, yet disparities remain with some neighborhoods facing 68 times more homicides and 573 total in 2024.
- Pritzker responded with public events and legal threats, staging a Chicago River water taxi tour and convening about 100 city leaders while Mayor Brandon Johnson, religious leaders and activist groups condemned military patrols on Friday.
- The dispute elevates national political stakes as Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a possible 2028 contender, counters President Donald Trump’s tough-on-crime messaging while seeking to undercut a crisis narrative about Chicago, Illinois.
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Chicago-area clergy gather to denounce potential National Guard deployment to Chicago
CHICAGO — Chicago area clergy are standing together to resist what they are calling the Trump takeover of Chicago. For the third time this week, a group gathered at Federal Plaza on Friday to denounce the potential deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. While the White House’s plans to send in the National Guard are still largely unknown, some members of the faith-based community in Chicago say they feel the National Guard is neither wa…
Chicago prepares for Trump's possible deployment of National Guard
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Residents of Chicago's most violent block don't want Trump to send the National Guard
Anthony Carter has spent his entire life in one of Chicago’s most dangerous areas.He now works every day to make his community, known to many as O Block, feel safer.But he doesn’t want President Donald Trump’s help. “It's within us to stop the violence,” Carter says. “President Trump couldn't do nothing about that.” Trump has turned his attention toward Chicago this month, calling the city a “killing field” and a “disaster” in need of cleaning u…
Behind the real reason for demented Trump's newest action
Monday night, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker came right out and said it. Trump sending troops into American cities has nothing whatsoever to do with crime or policing but, instead, is all about stealing the 2026 election:“Eight of the top 10 states with the highest homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states is Illinois.”In fact, the cities with the highest crime and homicide rates are, respectively, Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Lo…
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