Trump, National Guard and Illinois
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Illinois asked a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending Guard members from other states, but the judge declined to do so, for now.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has agreed to send hundreds of Texas National Guard troops to help federal authorities in Illinois and Oregon.
Illinois and Chicago have filed a lawsuit aiming to stop President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago.
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from sending military forces to Portland, Oregon, to quell protests against his immigration crackdown, even as 300 National Guard troops were ordered to Illinois over the objection of state officials.
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68-year-old woman dies in fatal scooter accident in Oregon, Illinois
OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) — A woman is dead after her scooter was struck by a pickup truck in rural Oregon, Illinois. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, Kathryn Good, 68, of Streamwood, was driving her 2018 Yamaha SMAX scooter eastbound in the area of 5000 W. Pines Road.
A federal judge said Monday she wouldn't hear arguments over Illinois' bid to block the deployment until Thursday, even after a Trump administration lawyer confirmed that Texas troops are on their way.