At least eight people have been killed and 58 others injured in shootings across Chicago over Labor Day weekend, according to police.
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At least 54 people have been shot, seven fatally, across Chicago over Labor Day weekend, including a drive-by attack that left seven victims wounded, according to police.
The violent holiday weekend came as President Donald Trump
renewed threats to send federal agents and National Guard troops to Chicago over the objections of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Trump on Saturday sent a warning to Pritzker in a post on his social media platform, referencing recent crime in Chicago and saying Pritzker "better straighten it out, FAST, or we're coming!"
Pritzker, a Democrat, responded in a news conference a week ago to an
earlier Trump threat to "straighten out Chicago, just like we did D.C.," by saying that the president's plan was "unprecedented and unwarranted. It is illegal, it is unconstitutional, it is un-American."
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks during a news conference at River Point Park, Aug. 25, 2025, in Chicago.
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Johnson responded last week by saying in part that he had "grave concerns about the impact of any unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to the city of Chicago," and calling Trump's approach "uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound." Johnson also said that deploying the National Guard in Chicago could "inflame tensions between residents and law enforcement."