CHICAGO (WGN) — An urgent warning from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker suggests that an already tense situation with federal agents patrolling downtown Chicago could escalate.

The governor says the Department of Homeland Security has sent a memo to the Department of War requesting 100 active-duty troops be deployed across Chicago.

Pritzker shared the update during a briefing on Monday afternoon. He was joined by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the Chair of the Illinois Legislative Caucus, the president of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, and many other community leaders.

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