When will the Chauvin trial end? Gov. JB Pritzker brings National Guard to Chicago ahead of George Floyd’s death verdict

CHICAGO (WLS) – Many downtown Chicago companies were already on board Tuesday morning, and Gov. JB Pritzker brings the National Guard to the city before a verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin by the death of George Floyd.

At the request of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Pritzker said he will deploy 125 members of the National Guard to support the Chicago Police Department starting Tuesday.

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“The Illinois National Guard will carry out a limited mission to help manage street closures and will not interfere with peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment rights, almost the same role that members of the Guard played in previous deployments, ”Pritzker’s office said in a written statement.

The soldiers assigned to the mission come from the 33rd Military Police Battalion and are specially trained in riot control operations, according to the statement.

“It is critical that those who wish to protest peacefully against the systemic racism and injustice that are holding back our communities en masse continue to be able to do so. Members of the Illinois State Guard and Police will support the efforts of the city ​​of Chicago to protect the rights of peaceful protesters and keep our families safe, “Pritzker said in a statement Monday.

Pritzker’s office also said Illinois state police will support the CPD with additional cash.

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The ISP told the I-Team that they are in contact with the Chicago police department to help you make peaceful protests and keep the community safe. They have not been asked for help in Minnesota, as some other local states have done.

Some businesses along the Magnificent Mile and elsewhere in the city have been consolidated since last Thursday, when the video of the death was seen. Chicago police shoot 13-year-old Adam Toledo he was released.

The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications is also preparing for the jury’s decision, but said “no intellectual information is available at this time.”

“Infrastructure assets” will be strategically developed to ensure security, OEMC said.

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Chauvin, 45, is charged with second-degree homicide, third-degree murder and second-degree homicide. All three charges require the jury to conclude that Chauvin’s actions were a “substantial causal factor” in Floyd’s death and that his use of force was unreasonable. He was seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck before the black man’s death.

The most serious charge carries up to 40 years in prison.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.