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500 National Guard troops arrive in Chicago area amid resistance from Illinois governor

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The troops, composed of units from Texas and Illinois, are based at an Army Reserve station about an hour southwest of Chicago.

Some 500 National Guard members have arrived in the Chicago area and are mobilized for an initial period of 60 days, despite an ongoing lawsuit challenging their deployment there, according to a statement Wednesday morning from U.S. Northern Command,... [3873 chars]

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