Overview
- A large disturbance in the Chicago Loop late Friday near State and Randolph followed a Christmas tree lighting and involved hundreds of juveniles, with multiple officers attacked and at least one hospitalized.
- Local reporting says at least eight teenagers were shot and one was fatally wounded during two separate incidents in the area.
- President Donald Trump urged a National Guard deployment in a Truth Social post and criticized Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for rejecting federal assistance.
- The Supreme Court is considering whether previously federalized Illinois National Guard units can be deployed to Chicago after a lower court blocked that move.
- Roughly 200 Texas National Guard troops that had been sent to Chicago have returned to Texas following the legal setbacks.