CHICAGO (WLS) -- The countdown is on to a surge in immigration enforcement in the Chicago area.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said he was told ICE operations will ramp up Saturday, but it may be possible they could begin as early as Friday.

Meanwhile, a Mexican Independence Day celebration scheduled in Chicago has now been postponed.

As anticipation continues for federal intervention in Chicago, there is also mixed reaction about a possible National Guard deployment.

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El Grito Chicago organizers announced Thursday that the planned second annual two-day festival Grant Park September 13 and 14 has been postponed indefinitely.

"After careful consideration and at the recommendation of State of Illinois and City of Chicago officials

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