DOWNTOWN — After months of back and forth from President Donald Trump, the National Guard could be deployed in Illinois after all — to help the Department of Homeland Security with immigration enforcement, Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday.

Pritzker said the Illinois National Guard received word Monday that troops were being requested “for the protection of ICE personnel and facilities,” the governor said during a Monday news conference.

“Moments ago, the Illinois National Guard received word that the Department of Homeland Security has sent a memo to the Department of War seeking the deployment of 100 military troops to Illinois, claiming a need for the protection of ICE personnel and facilities,” Pritzker said.

The move follows a tense weekend in Chicago. On Sunday, U.S. Border Patrol agen

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