CHICAGO - Gov. J.B. Pritzker suggested Wednesday that the National Guard could arrive in Chicago as soon as Friday and begin operations over the weekend, though the deployment has not been officially confirmed.

The possible move is part of President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown initiative. Pritzker urged Chicago residents to remain vigilant.

What we know:

"We have an idea… they haven't confirmed any of that to us, but what we're hearing is that (the National Guard) will be assembled, ready to go on Friday, and that they would begin actions on Saturday over the weekend," Pritzker said during a press conference on Wednesday.

His comments followed Trump’s Oval Office announcement Tuesday, in which the president criticized Pritzker, a Democrat, for rejecting federal intervention. Trump

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