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National Guard, Chicago police use Guaranteed Rate Field as staging area

After protests were followed by separate acts of looting, vandalism and violence Saturday night in Chicago, Governor J.B. Pritzker, at the request of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, called in 375 members of the Illinois National Guard to help Chicago police Sunday.

After arriving in Chicago, the National Guard used Guaranteed Rate Field as a staging area, members and their vehicles spotted in the afternoon before news organizations, including WBBM-TV, reported on the scene in the evening.

Those parking lots were supposed to be filled with fans, the White Sox originally scheduled to host the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.