Despite President Donald Trump announcing he was sending National Guard troops to Memphis, and not Chicago, emotions in the region remained at a near-fever pitch Friday as protesters — including two candidates for Congress — confronted federal agents outside an immigration processing center in a near-west suburb.

In the city, meanwhile, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s Gold Coast home became the focal point of a recent video from a right-wing internet provocateur as he used the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to call for his social media followers to “take action,” sparking safety concerns among the governor’s supporters.

Protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview have been occurring nearly daily, but Friday’s actions became more

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