As some Illinois public officials are among the loudest in the chorus of calls against President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard to Chicago, some organizers want one in particular to do more.

A group of activists from dozens of community organizations held a press conference Thursday at Daley Plaza opposing the threats of deploying troops in Chicago and called on Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke to refuse to cooperate with the federal government.

“I want to thank every elected official that stood up with us against this fight against Trump and his administration,” said Jasmine Smith, an organizer with the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Oppression. “But we have an elected official, State’s Attorney Eileen Burke, that has yet to commit.”

The crowd

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