With gun violence at a crisis, Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday said he is in talks with Illinois State Police and the Illinois National Guard to see if more police officers can be deployed to the streets of Chicago.Via Capitol Fax!
The governor said Chicago Mayor Richard Daley hasn't asked for help, but Blagojevich says he'll call the mayor once he has some concrete suggestions about what help he can provide.
Blagojevich didn't have many specifics, but he said it's more likely that state police will be brought in than the National Guard.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Blagojevich: Chicago May Need National Guard Help
A solution to the problems that the city has been having since the spring:
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