CHICAGO (WGN) — Federal forces could be heading to Chicago within days, as a New York Times report reveals the Trump administration’s plan to deploy more than 200 Homeland Security officers for a month-long operation.

According to the report, the officers could begin arriving as soon as Sept. 2, with documents showing requests for space at Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County.

The requests include accommodations for up to 250 personnel, parking for more than 100 vehicles, and storage for medical supplies and crowd-control weapons, such as rubber bullets and tear gas, according to the New York Times.

City officials, however, say they’ve received no direct communication from federal authorities about the deployment.

“Unless there’s a warrant, these federal agents do not have the righ

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