The Illinois National Guard has received an official notification from the Pentagon authorizing a mission in Chicago, according to an Illinois official. The official confirmed the mission will involve 300 Guardsmen tasked with protecting federal property under Title 10 authorities. The Guard has not received mobilization orders, which means it will take a number of days to process and muster soldiers -- and train them for the mission, according to the official. At the very earliest, Guardsmen would be deployed in Chicago at the end of this week, the official said. “The Governor did not receive any calls from any federal officials. The Illinois National Guard communicated to the Department of War that the situation in Illinois does not require the use of the military and, as a result, the G

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