The threats of the Trump administration to send National Guard troops into Chicago to quell the city’s high crime have drawn sharp rebukes from Gov. JB Pritzker.

In an earlier era, troops were shipped to Chicago to restore order after the epic Chicago Fire, and the governor from Illinois was never consulted.

John McAuley Palmer, who served from 1869-73, was in office during the fire on Oct. 8, 1871, which leveled 17,450 buildings and 73 miles of streets in a four-block area, leaving 100,000 people homeless.

U.S. Army troops were later ordered to Chicago to aid the crisis, but the courtesy of informing the governor was ignored, much to Palmer’s disgust.

Sending National Guard troops to Chicago is nothing new; it’s actually been done 18 times since 1877. National Guard members have been

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