Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) has not yet received word about the Trump administration's plans to send federal immigration enforcement officers and agents to Chicago after Labor Day, which the Democrat on Friday called “offensive."

But the lack of official notice from the White House about what is expected to be a multi-agency federal deployment to Chicago next week isn’t stopping state and city officials from devising a strategy to maintain peace and prevent chaos from taking over city streets, Chicago's police superintendent said this week.

On Thursday, White House border czar Tom Homan confirmed that “a large contingent” of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers will be sent to Chicago. Homan said that he would not disclose how many resources would be sent. The New York Times reported late Thursday that 200 Homeland Security officials would be sent.

The report, citing a draft report on the use of Naval Station Great Lakes near the Illinois-Wisconsin border, indicated that space for 250 department personnel had been requested. In addition, the plan asked for a tactical operations center and an incident command........

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