Mayor, Chicago and police
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Mayor Brandon Johnson said the order directs his city to use "every legal mechanism" to combat a potential deployment of troops or federal law enforcement to Chicago.
The mayor branded The Protecting Chicago Initiative as the “most sweeping campaign” of any city in the country seeking to press back against Trump.
Officer Anthony Banks was also sent a racist cartoon to his department-issued cellphone and was told to "go back where you came from," his lawsuit alleges.
He’s the biggest threat to our democracy that we’ve experienced in the history of our country,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said of President Trump.
Trump, pointing to multiple shootings in the Windy City last weekend, trashed Pritzker as "CRAZY" for not wanting assistance in combating crime.
Despite no word from the White House, Illinois officials are bracing for a large federal presence after Labor Day
Johnson told city departments to guard the constitutional rights of Chicago residents amid the ‘possibility of National Guard deployment’.
The mayor of Chicago pushed back Saturday against what he called the ’out-of-control’ Trump administration’s plan to surge federal officers into the nation
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson dodged several questions by MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Tuesday about whether increased police presence in the city would help cut down on crime.
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