ENGLEWOOD — President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to combat crime and homelessness has been a topic of much discussion this week among Englewood resident Pamela Mondane and her neighbors.

Some neighbors have told Mondane they support troops coming to the city. After experiencing violent incidents, they “feel something radical has to happen to get a radical change,” Mondane said.

Mondane, who just returned from Washington, D.C., is much less supportive of the idea.

During her visit last weekend to D.C., where Trump has deployed nearly 2,000 armed National Guard troops, Mondane saw what she described as “troublesome” behavior, including guards throwing away people’s tents while clearing a homeless encampment. “I’m concerned about that because treating the m

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