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A group of retired military officials met with Gov. JB Pritzker and condemned the politicization of armed forces as troops march in several U.S. cities.

The deployment of the National Guard in Illinois has been paused by federal courts as they weigh whether a domestic deployment is legal under the current circumstances in Chicago.

Other lawsuits, including one centered on federal agents’ use of tear gas and pepper balls on journalists and protestors, are ongoing. In that case, a judge ordered federal agents to begin using body cameras.

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CHICAGO — A group of retired military leaders — including the former head of the state’s National Guard, several generals and an admiral — met with Gov. JB P

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