President Trump wants to send National Guard to Chicago
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President Donald Trump has promised to expand his crime crackdown, and it could be a matter of time before he sends National Guard troops to Chicago.

Trump to order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore

President Trump said that he will direct federal law enforcement intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, according to the Associated Press.

'We're going in': Trump to deploy National Guard to Chicago, Pritzker pushes back

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to deploy the National Guard to Chicago in an effort to curb violent crime, though he did not provide a timeline.

Child critically injured after being run over by lawnmower: officials

A young child was transported to a hospital in critical condition after being run over by a lawnmower in Cary, Ill. on Saturday.

Johnson criticizes Trump during Labor Day protest: 'No troops in Chicago!'

A Labor Day march in Chicago this year was not only about workers’ rights, but also President Trump’s threat to send in the National Guard.

2 dead in helicopter crash on Mississippi River
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A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline Thursday, then crashed into a barge and sparked a fire, killing two people, officials said.

Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled state evacuate Illinois hotel after bomb threat

A bomb threat was made at the Illinois hotel where Texas Democratic lawmakers are staying after fleeing the state to block a vote on a newly drawn congressional map, officials said Wednesday morning.

Multi-state sex trafficking ring exposed at Southfield hotel

An alleged sex trafficking ring was exposed Monday after the suspect brought one of his victims to a Southfield hotel.

Chicago mass shooting leaves 4 dead, 14 wounded

Chicago police say someone inside a passing vehicle fired shots into a crowd outside a local rapper's listening party. Four people were killed.

Fireman, triathlete paralyzed after San Francisco's 'Escape From Alcatraz' triathlon

A firefighter from Chicago was paralyzed during San Francisco's annual "Escape From Alcatraz" triathlon after another participant jumped on top of him in the first leg of the event.