CHICAGO - At least one large-scale protest is scheduled this weekend in downtown Chicago as President Donald Trump threatens to send National Guard troops and additional immigration enforcement agents to the city.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other officials have warned that stepped-up enforcement operations could begin as early as this weekend.
What we know:
Federal immigration agents are expected to increase their presence in the area and will be staged at Great Lakes Naval Base in North Chicago. Beyond that, few details have been confirmed.
Several groups have announced plans for demonstrations, including a protest on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Other organizations — including Indivisible and a coalition of labor unions known as "Hands Off Chicago" — said they intend to mobilize quickly in resp