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The Trump administration has begun the groundwork for military assistance with ice operations in Chicago.

NPR's Quill Lawrence reports operations would be staged out of Great Lakes Naval Station.

A U.S. official who is not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR that the Department

of Homeland Security has requested assistance from the Pentagon for ice enforcement and removal

operations in the Chicago metropolitan area. The request is for a logistical help and use of facilities at Naval Station

Great Lakes, about 30 miles north of the city. President Trump has recently spoken of sending

National Guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, and he said he's prepared to do it without

getting approval from state or city officials. Chicago's mayor and Illinois's governor, both Democrats,

have said that it would be unconstitutional for President Trump to send troops into the city.

Quill Lawrence, NPR News.

Northwestern University's president is stepping down amid a funding battle with the Trump administration.

Empire Sequoia Carrillo has more.

Michael Schill announced his resignation after three years as president of Northwestern.

In his statement to students and faculty, he acknowledged the challenges of the last few years

and said that, quote, difficult problems remain, particularly at the federal level.

This summer, Northwestern moved to eliminate hundreds of jobs. It was a drastic step to try to offset some of the loss from the Trump administration's freezing of almost $800 million in federal funding in April. Last year, she'll face scrutiny from members of Congress when he testified alongside other

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