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Texas National Guard Troops Are on the Ground in Illinois
Clip: 10/8/2025 | 3m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
No riots have been reported in Chicago, even as protesters have been tear-gassed by federal agents.
It is unprecedented for a governor to send National Guard troops into another state over the objections of that state’s elected officials at the request of the president.
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Texas National Guard Troops Are on the Ground in Illinois
Clip: 10/8/2025 | 3m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
It is unprecedented for a governor to send National Guard troops into another state over the objections of that state’s elected officials at the request of the president.
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First off tonight.
President Donald Trump is calling for Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker to be jailed.
>> The threat posted on truth.
Social comes as hundreds of National Guard troops gather near Joliet preparing to hit the streets of Chicago or Heather.
Sharon joins us now with the latest.
Heather, did the president say why the governor and the mayor should be jailed?
>> Without offering any evidence, he said that the governor and the mayor had not done enough to protect immigration enforcement agents in Chicago.
Now his post poured gasoline on an already raging fire storm about the response of CPD to a Brighton Park shooting by federal agents on Saturday.
Now both Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson react to finally we heard Governor Pritzker say, come get me.
Mayor Johnson said that he would not be the first black person that Trump has threatened to wrongfully arrest.
>> Chicago Police Superintendent Larry snowing forcefully dependent defending his department's response to that shooting that sparked protests.
Let's take a listen.
Our officers were out there throughout the entire event.
>> I would never tell offices the stand down because if our officers were in trouble and we needed help from other offices, I would expect those offices to step in and help us.
Heather, what exactly happened in Brighton Park?
>> The woman has been charged with intentionally ramming ramming a car driven by a federal agent that federal agent shot her 5 times that shooting sparked immediate protests from residents of Brighton Park, which is a primarily Latino community.
Federal agents called CPD for help saying they were surrounded and at least initially there's evidence that CPD Brass Cave in order not to respond.
However, as we heard the superintendent say, officers did respond.
In fact, dozens of officers were exposed to tear gas fired by federal agents who left the street scene several hours later.
So too 100 Texas, National Guard troops operating under federal authority.
They are awaiting orders to deploy Chicago.
They are.
>> Near Joliet right now.
Do we have any more information about what their mission with their orders are?
>> We do not.
We have no indication they've left that federal facility in the south suburbs.
We will know more after a hearing tomorrow in front of U.S.
District Court Judge April Perry who scheduled to decide whether Illinois and Chicago has met the burden they need for a temporary restraining order.
what can we expect from that hearing tomorrow?
While we won't know until midnight precisely the answers to the questions that the Department of Justice has been asked.
Where are these troops going to go?
What are they going to do?
April Perry, the judge has scheduled oral argument at tomorrow's hearing and she has said she will rule as quickly as possible, correct in tonight at midnight because that is the deadline for the federal government to respond to the lawsuit that the state has issued.
Heather Sharon, thank you so much.
Thanks.
Advocates Push for More Equitable Public Transit Reform
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Clip: 10/8/2025 | 8m 43s | Chicago-area public transit agencies are facing a fiscal cliff. (8m 43s)
Robin Givhan Chronicles Fashion Icon Virgil Abloh's Life in New Book
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