Illinois National Guard

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated the State Emergency Operation Center to help coordinate the response to a massive chemical fire at a plant in Winnebago County.

The massive blaze sending up thick, black smoke from Chemtool in Rockton could burn for several days, according to the town’s fire chief.

Monday was unlike any other for two young brothers in suburban Deerfield as they were reunited with their dad in a tearful embrace after a year apart.

The National Guard is overseeing a new mass vaccination site at Triton College in River Grove and working to help vaccinate 3.2 million Illinois residents now eligible under Phase 1B. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports

Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications said the city has not received any threats related to a national terrorism bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security earlier this week.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker activated 500 Illinois National Guard troops Thursday, with plans to send them to Washington D.C. “at the request of the Department of Defense, his office announced.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker activated 500 Illinois National Guard troops Thursday, with plans to send them to Washington D.C. “at the request of the Department of Defense, his office announced. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Starting Monday, residents age 65 years and older and “frontline essential workers” in Illinois and Chicago will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine under Phase 1B of the state’s vaccination rollout.

Starting Monday, residents age 65 years and older and “frontline essential workers” in Illinois and Chicago will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine under Phase 1B of the state’s vaccination rollout.

Members of the Illinois National Guard in Washington, D.C., were surprised with dozens of pizzas Sunday night courtesy of Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

At the request of the Department of Defense, an additional 100 Illinois National Guard members have been activated ahead of Wednesday’s presidential inauguration in Washington, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Sunday. According to an updated press release from the governor’s office, the 100 additional members of the Guard will join another 200 individuals who have already been activated by Pritzker. “Following…

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The Illinois National Guard delivered a security update in Springfield Saturday, telling residents they should “feel safe” ahead of the presidential inauguration this week.

Approximately 200 members of the Illinois National Guard have been activated by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to help protect the peaceful transfer of power on Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C. NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo has more on the send-off.

After last week’s storming of the Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump supporters, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated approximately 200 members of the Illinois National Guard to help provide support during next week’s presidential inauguration in Washington. “Supporting the presidential inauguration is a great opportunity for the Illinois National Guard to be part of history and...

As the nation prepares for Election Day and the possibility of civil unrest in the following days, the Illinois National Guard is in a “state of readiness” and prepared to respond to communities throughout the state, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. On Monday afternoon, an NBC 5 photographer captured what appeared to be Illinois National Guard vehicles pulling into Chicago’s...

With a grand jury decision expected any day in Breonna Taylor’s death in Louisville, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has put the Illinois National Guard into a “state of readiness” in the event of any unrest in Chicago or in other parts of the state. According to a statement from Pritzker’s office, additional Illinois State Police troopers will also be...

The city of Louisville agreed to pay Breonna Taylor’s family $12 million and enact police reform, but political consultant Michael Starr Hopkins is pointing out that no admission of fault was mentioned in the agreement and believes that in order to elicit real social change, we need to continue to see similar settlements.

With positive cases of coronavirus down in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday that more than 500 members of the state’s National Guard will wrap up their missions at the 11 state-run testing sites by the end of this month. According to Pritzker, more than 200,000 tests have been administered by community-based testing sites during the pandemic, with National Guard…