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Will the IL National Guard be Stationed in Chicago?

TOPSHOT - Members of the Arizona National Guard listen to instructions on April 9, 2018, at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix. - Arizona deployed its first 225 National Guard members to the Mexican border on Monday after President Donald Trump ordered thousands of troops to the frontier region to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration. "The Arizona National Guard will deploy 225 members of the Guard today to support border security measures," the state militia said in a statement. (Photo by Caitlin O'Hara / AFP) (Photo credit should read CAITLIN O'HARA/AFP via Getty Images)

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27 people were shot in 8 hours in Chicago Wednesday and on Thursday the US Attorney General was in the city to talk about a federal strike force to help address gun violence.

Governor JB Pritzker says he welcomes the Attorney General and recently talked to the White House about what is needed to help quell the violence in Chicago and other cities in Illinois.

But is the National Guard needed?

Pritzker says the Illinois State Police have been and continue to be ready to work with the Chicago Police Department.

***Report Courtesy of farmweeknow.com***

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