CHICAGO - Chicago businessman and former mayoral candidate Dr. Willie Wilson is urging President Donald Trump to send the National Guard into Chicago, a move that pits him against city and state leaders who strongly oppose the idea.

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Wilson plans to hold a press conference Wednesday afternoon in downtown Chicago to call for Guard troops, saying communities on the city’s South and West sides are "under siege" from shootings, assaults, and robberies.

"We must do something different to save lives," Wilson said in a statement. "I disagree with President Trump on a number of issues, but on bringing the National Guard in to save lives we agree."

Wilson pointed to last weekend’s reported toll of 27 people shot, six fatally, and accused Democratic leaders of putting politics ove

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