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Chicago Prepares Itself for Looming Militarized Federal Assault

With some federal agents already at a nearby naval station and fencing erected around the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse overnight, Chicagoans and Illinois' elected officials on Friday continued to prepare for US President Donald Trump's militarized " invasion " of the country's third-largest city. Trump has threatened to not only send immigration enforcement agents but also deploy the National Guard and even potentially active-duty military, mirroring what he has done in Los Angeles and the District of Columbia.

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fromAbove the Law

2 weeks ago

Morning Docket: 08.28.25 - Above the Law

Multiple concurrent legal and political controversies involve Chicago troop preparations, Trump-related lawsuits and disputes, CDC leadership claims, AI errors in litigation, and trademark battles.

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fromSlate Magazine

2 weeks ago

US politics

Trump Is Threatening to Send the Troops to Another Blue City. It's Clear What This Is Really About.

President Trump is moving to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, overruling local authority and using military presence as political theater.

fromAxios

3 weeks ago

US politics

"No authority": Dems flame Trump's proposed Chicago crackdown

D.C. residents opposed federal takeover of District police and Guard mobilization; Trump touted success and threatened deployments to Chicago and New York.

fromSlate Magazine

2 weeks ago