SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. JB Pritzker is asking the federal government to give Illinois children and families "a break" and pause federal operations over Halloween weekend.

Speaking from Springfield, Pritzker said on Oct. 30 that he sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and DHS leadership, asking them to pause all of their federal agent operations for the entirety of the Halloween weekend.

"I think their response will be revealing," Pritzker said. "They’ve disrupted everything for more than two months already. Give the children and the families of Illinois a break."

Addressing President Donald Trump and Noem in a press conference, the governor challenged the two to "show us this is about something other than you just causing mayhem on our streets and visiting cruelt

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