Flanked by Illinois Democrats, community advocates, business leaders and clergy, Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson were unified in voicing that federal troops are not welcome or needed in Chicago.

Illinois leaders, including Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson, slammed the Trump administration’s proposed plan to send the National Guard to Chicago, citing a lack of communication from the

Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson, joined by civic and business leaders, urged President Trump not to deploy federal troops to Chicago.