Gov. JB Pritzker to address Trump's effort to deploy National Guard to Illinois as Pentagon authorizes Chicago mission
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CHICAGO (WLS) — National Guard Troops from Illinois and Texas are being called up for deployment to the Chicago area, amid ongoing protests.

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Governor JB Pritzker is set to host a news conference on Monday to address “the Trump Administration’s efforts to militarize American cities and the current state of federal deployments to Illinois.”

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has promised a legal challenge to block any deployment.

Pritzker says his office has not received any calls from the feds, and has remained adamant that the National Guard is not needed in the Chicago area.

Nevertheless, the Department of War has officially authorized a mission for the Illinois National Guard to be deployed to Chicago.

READ MORE | Trump deploying Texas National Guard in Illinois, Pentagon authorizes Chicago mission, officials say

300 National Guard members will need a few days to mobilize and train before arriving to the city possibly by the end of the week, an Illinois official told ABC News.

Pritzker announced that 400 Texas National Guard members will also be deployed to multiple states across the country, including Illinois.

The governor is set to speak at 2 p.m. in Chicago on Monday.

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