Mayor Brandon Johnson said he takes Trump’s statement seriously, but claimed the city has not received any word from federal authorities about the deployment of any additional law enforcement into Chicago.

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Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from the news media at the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Pritzker Signs Law Expanding Lawsuit Protections for Illinois News Media

A state law designed to prevent lawsuits that curtail public participation in government now explicitly protects the news media.

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Texas Democrats Join Planned Parenthood Leaders to Highlight Illinois’ Role in Providing Abortion Care for Out-of-State Patients

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Chicago Police Officers Who Shot, Killed Dexter Reed Won’t Be Charged

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CPS Banking on TIF Funding, Pension Contingency to Keep Cuts Out of Classrooms in Latest Budget Plan

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CPS Did Not Properly Vet Security Guard With Criminal History Who Later Was Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student, Lawsuit Alleges

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How a Bill Boosting Chicago’s Police, Firefighter Pensions Could Impact the City’s Finances

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Deportation Fears Starting to Impact Home Health Care Industry: ‘It’s Been Detrimental’

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3 Human Cases of West Nile Virus Confirmed in Chicago: Health Officials

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Pritzker Signs ‘Sonya Massey’s Bill’ Into Law, Requiring Stricter Background Checks for Police Hiring

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Donald Trump’s Rhetoric About DC Echoes a History of Racist Narratives About Urban Crime

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Lawyers Ask Judge to Expand Lawsuit Accusing CPD of Targeting Black, Latino Chicagoans With Traffic Stops to Include All Black, Latino Drivers

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Future Uncertain for 2 Chicago-Area Hospitals Amid Federal Funding Cuts, Mismanagement Allegations

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Illinois Lawmakers on How to Fix Chicago Public Schools’ Budget Challenges

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Johnson, Pritzker Dismiss Trump’s Threat to Send National Guard to Chicago

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Federal Judge Allows Chicago to Join Lawsuit to Stop Trump from Yanking Funding Sanctuary Cities

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At Least 47% of Jobs Charged With Implementing Court-Ordered Police Reforms Are Empty, Another 226 Are Unaccounted For: Records

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‘We’ve Been Tested’: Texas Dems Who’ve Fled to Illinois Enter Second Week of Quorum Break

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Which Republicans Are Seeking Statewide Office in Illinois in 2026? So Far, Hardly Any

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AOL Will Stop Offering Dial-Up Internet Service Next Month After More Than 30 Years

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Donald Trump Says He’s Placing Washington Police Under Federal Control, Deploying the National Guard

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James Lovell, Apollo 13 Moon Mission Leader Who Settled in Chicago Suburbs, Dies at 97

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