National Guard Deployed in Chicago ‘In a State of Readiness’ for Potential Election Unrest

National Guard Deployed in Chicago ‘In a State of Readiness’ for Potential Election Unrest
National Guard members are seen in a file photo. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Troops from the Illinois National Guard are in Chicago if there are riots or civil unrest after Election Day, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Pritzker said in a daily briefing that deploying the Guard to Chicago was a similar action that his administration took in September after the protests following the officer-involved killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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