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JB Pritzker

JB Pritzker
The latest news and top stories on JB Pritzker, an American businessman, venture capitalist and philanthropist. He currently serves as the 43rd Governor of Illinois, having been first elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022. During his governorship, Pritzker has focused on fiscal policy, education, healthcare and criminal justice reform.
California National Guard members hold a line in front of anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles in June. Photo: TNS
Donald Trump

Trump says pulling National Guard from Chicago, LA and Portland, for now

US president claims credit for falling crime in US cities as he yields to a series of major legal defeats.

Donald Trump

US Supreme Court blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Chicago

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Trump threatens funding for Chicago transit after woman set on fire

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‘If Jesus were born in America now’: church’s nativity challenges ICE policy

Mother Mary in a gas mask, Baby Jesus zip-tied by ICE agents. A Chicago church’s nativity scene sparks debate by mirroring immigrant detention.

A nativity scene in suburban Chicago features Baby Jesus bound with zip ties and wrapped in an aluminum foil-like blanket. Photo: Facebook/Lake Street Church of Evanston
Donald Trump

This Thanksgiving, Trump pardons turkeys and roasts foes

The US president took aim at senior Democrats Schumer and Pelosi, predecessor Joe Biden and son Hunter, and Chicago’s J.B. Pritzker.

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Trump calls for jailing of Chicago mayor, governor as troops move in

US president accuses the Democratic leaders of failing to protect federal agents, escalating the political battle over military deployments in US cities.

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Governor says Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’, fixations

J.B. Pritzker calls Donald Trump ‘mentally impaired’ as the US president considers invoking the Insurrection Act.

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Members of the Texas National Guard at a military facility in Elwood, southwest of Chicago. Photo: TNS
Donald Trump

Trump’s Insurrection Act threat escalates showdown with Democratic US cities

Troops from the Texas National Guard are gathered outside Chicago, as the US leader seeks to expand the power of the presidency.

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Donald Trump

‘Trump’s invasion’: Illinois sues to halt National Guard deployment to Chicago

US president suggests invoking the Insurrection Act to sidestep any court restrictions to deploying troops to police US cities.

Donald Trump

Trump to send National Guard to Illinois, as he puts pressure on Chicago

Tensions are flaring between federal agents and protesters over increased activity by ICE officers cracking down on immigrants.

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Federal law enforcement agents stand guard as they are confronted by community members and activists for reportedly shooting a woman in Broadview, Illinois, on Saturday. Photo: AFP
United States

Trump dines out near White House and says he’ll send troops to another US city

The US president made a surprise visit to a Washington restaurant to showcase his law enforcement crackdown.

US President Donald Trump, flanked by US Vice-President J.D. Vance, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, outside Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab. Photo: AFP
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Trump administration launches immigration crackdown in Chicago

Federal agents have begun ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ in the third-largest US city, targeting ‘criminal illegal aliens’.

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Trump suggests US troops could go into New Orleans, a blue city in a red state

The US president has already said he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago and Baltimore.

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Donald Trump

‘We’re going in’: Trump to send National Guard troops to Chicago

The US president has threatened to expand his crackdown on Democrat-led cities, following similar moves in Washington and Los Angeles.

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US President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, in February. Photo: Reuters
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Chicago mayor defies Trump’s immigration crackdown plan for the city

Johnson told city departments to guard the constitutional rights of Chicago residents amid the ‘possibility of National Guard deployment’.

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (centre) has denounced US President Donald Trump’s possible military deployment into Chicago. Photo: Chicago Tribune/TNS
Donald Trump

Trump suggests Americans ‘like a dictator’ as he clamps down on Washington

Trump complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime and immigration in the US capital.

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‘Stay out of our city’: Chicago officials slam Trump’s military deployment threat

Local officials and activists called the potential federal deployment of troops ‘uncoordinated’ and an ‘authoritarian power grab’.

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Trump expands cities targeted for possible military deployment to Baltimore

Trump made the threat in a row with Maryland’s governor, who has criticised Trump’s flex of power aimed at combating crime in Washington.

Members of the US National Guard walk past the Capitol building in Washington. US President Donald Trump has threatened to expand his military deployments to Baltimore, Maryland. Photo: Zuma Press Wire / dpa
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