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The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Trump says he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, over alleged mortgage fraud claims – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Jeffries says president ‘playing games’ with American lives as national guard to be sent to Chicago

House minority leader decries plan confirmed by Pentagon while Chicago mayor calls it ‘most flagrant violation of our constitution in the 21st century’ – key US politics stories from Sunday 24 August

The Guardian - US

National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms

The move follow’s Donald Trump’s orders

The Independent UK

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Black influencer says she’s behind Trump’s claim that ‘beautiful African-American ladies’ are begging for troops in Chicago

‘They are wearing red hats, just like this one. But they are wearing red hats. African American ladies, beautiful ladies are saying, Please, President Trump, come to Chicago, please,’ he claimed Friday in the Oval Office.

The Independent UK

Trump has no basis to deploy troops to Chicago: Top Democratic US lawmaker

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also accuses Republican US president of pushing to ‘manufacture a crisis’ to abuse power.

Al Jazeera

Trump Clashes With Democrats As He Expands National Guard Plans

Donald Trump threatened to deploy National Guard troops Sunday to yet another Democratic stronghold, the Maryland city of Baltimore, as the US president seeks to expand his crackdown on crime and immigration.

International Business Times

Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

Pentagon official confirms plan as House minority leader Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ lives

The Guardian - US

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'An Abuse of Power': Trump's Chicago Military Takeover Slammed by Illinois Governor—Other States Could Be Next

US President Donald Trump's Chicago military takeover is an 'abuse of power,' says Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. The governor claimed that it's just an attempt to manufacture a crisis.

International Business Times UK

Illinois Governor Calls Trump's Plan To Deploy National Guard In Chicago 'Abuse Of Power'

President Donald Trump‘s plan to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago represents an “abuse of power” and an attempt to “manufacture a crisis,” Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said Friday. The Democratic governor stated there is no emergency justifying military intervention in Illinois.

Benzinga

Trump could send troops into Chicago within weeks as he expands military deployment into more cities: report

Pentagon reportedly plans to put military boots on the ground in America’s third-largest city as soon as September

The Independent UK

Trump Vows to Federalize Chicago After D.C. Takeover — Slams Mayor as 'Grossly Incompetent'

Trump vows to extend his DC federal crime plan to Chicago, slams the mayor as 'incompetent,' sparking legal and political debates over federal overreach.

International Business Times UK

Chicago man sues Home Depot, alleging it's secretly using AI facial recognition at self-checkout

One Chicago resident is calling out Home Depot for sneakily collecting biometric data.

PC Gamer

'Chicago's A Mess': Trump Vows National Guard Crackdown

President Donald Trump has reportedly indicated that he may expand the use of military forces to other U.S. cities after deploying thousands of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. as part of his campaign against violent crime.

Benzinga

Trump mobilizing up to 1,700 National Guard troops in 19 states to widen crime and immigration crackdown

Deployments reportedly set to take place largely in Republican-controlled states

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Al Jazeera

Chicago ‘will be next’: Trump teases troop expansion in Democrat-led cities

Trump’s threat coincided with the announcement that military members in Washington, DC, would be armed during patrols.

The Independent UK

Trump says Chicago and New York will have military on the streets next

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The Guardian - US

Trump targets Chicago and New York as Hegseth orders weapons for DC troops

President plots expansion of crime crackdown as Pentagon chief says troops patrolling DC streets will be armed

The Independent UK

Trump threatens to put ‘regular military’ in Chicago to ‘straighten it out’ — and says New York City is after that

Trump doesn’t have the power to take over police departments in other cities apart from Washington

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The Independent UK

Trump claims politicians from LA, NYC and Chicago are ‘begging’ him to send in troops

Donald Trump has claimed that he might send the National Guard elsewhere in the US, after claiming that politicians from LA, NYC and Chicago are “begging” from him to send in troops.

The Guardian - UK

The Truth About Jussie Smollett? review – this TV show is bold, shocking … and utter nonsense

This flimsy documentary from the makers of The Tinder Swindler looks at the alleged white supremacist attack on an actor – who was accused of faking the whole thing, before charges were dropped. It’s icky, irresponsible television

Sports Illustrated

Shocking Stat Reveals Just How Rare Tyson Bagent's Contract Extension With Bears Is

The Chicago Bears haven't signed a quarterback to a contract extension in over ten years.

Operation Sports

We Put Patrick Mahomes on the Chicago Bears in Madden 26, Here's What Happened

Can one of the GOATs save the Bears?

The Independent UK

Service dog reunited with blind owner two months after being stolen from Chicago backyard

‘Let your eyes be mine and look out for Bam Bam for me, please,’ his concerned owner previously said

The Guardian - US

Can a Netflix documentary explain what really happened to Jussie Smollett?

An eye-opening new look at the controversial, confusing story of the Empire actor whose violent attack was then disputed provides complicated new evidence

Cinemablend

Chicago Fire Video Introduces The New Series Regular Through The Art Of Dance, But Now I Have New Questions About Stella Kidd's Pregnancy

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