[CHICAGO, Illinois] — Illinois and Chicago are taking legal action against the Trump administration over a planned deployment of National Guard troops. President Trump intends to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, a move that has sparked significant backlash from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Protests erupted over the weekend in response to the deployment plan. Illinois and Chicago are now suing the administration, with lawmakers arguing that the president's orders are causing disruption in Chicago.

"In Illinois and Chicago, we were actually seeing a decrease in crime and violence, with deep thanks to the investments that we have made in public safety and violence prevention," Graciela Guzman said. "The war zone is being created by the Trump administration's ICE tear gas being

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