Chicago City Council Members Seek State of Emergency, National Guard Amid Riots

Chicago City Council Members Seek State of Emergency, National Guard Amid Riots
A Chicago police officer inspects an Apple store that was vandalized in Chicago on Aug. 10, 2020. Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters
Jack Phillips
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A group of Chicago City Council members called on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to declare a state of emergency in Chicago and deploy the state’s National Guard in response to looting and rioting.

The council held a special meeting on Friday to consider a resolution, and Pritzker, a Democrat, was asked to immediately deploy the National Guard to assist local law enforcement for a period of four months.

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