A portion of the 500 National Guard troops deployed to Chicago has officially started its mission, according to The Associated Press. The troops arrived in Illinois earlier this week.
According to U.S. Northern Command, 300 troops come from the Illinois National Guard and 200 from Texas. President Donald Trump deployed the troops for at least 60 days, despite an ongoing lawsuit challenging the move. Guards will temporarily reside approximately 50 miles southwest of Chicago, at the Army Reserve center in Elwood, outside Joliet.
An “element” of the 200 Texas guard troops started working in Chicago on Wednesday night, a spokesperson for the U.S. Northern Command told AP on condition of anonymity…