Illinois, Pritzker and National Guard
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The governor said the Trump administration is keeping him in the dark about immigration enforcement and National Guard deployments.
Governor J.B. Pritzker says he doesn't know what happened in Chicago during an incident Saturday where ICE agents allege their vehicles were "boxed in" by up to ten cars and then "rammed." DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin says Chicago police were ordered to stand down and did nothing to secure the scene,
At the outset, Pritzker said he will use every tool he can to fight against President Trump’s order sending National Guard troops to Illinois from Texas and also by federalizing his own Illinois Guard units.
An Illinois federal judge on Monday declined to immediately stop the anticipated deployment of Texas National Guard troops and gave the federal government
Gov. Pritzker said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem "should no longer be able to step foot" in Illinois without accountability "for the Trump Administration's gross misconduct" amid reports she'll be here Friday.
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DHS Secretary Noem 'blocked' from bathroom at Illinois government building as Pritzker feud heats up
Kristi Noem says she was denied entry to an Illinois government building for a bathroom break while federal agents arrested protesters at a nearby immigration facility.
CHICAGO This week, Governor Pritzker hosted an event at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine with public health experts focused on critical
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These major Peoria-area road projects are included in new $50B Illinois plan
In Tazewell County, $25 million has been earmarked for a 6.3-mile resurfacing project along Illinois Route 98 from Parkway Drive in North Pekin to Flint Street in Morton, while $27 million has been set aside for 10 miles of resurfacing along U.S. 24 from Cummings Lane in Tazewell County to the eastern Eureka city limits in Woodford County.