Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke for the first time on the issue Sunday before attending an annual street festival in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood.

The office of Mayor Brandon Johnson said it was working with Illinois' governor and Cook County, home to Chicago, in “evaluating all of our legal options to protect the people of Chicago from unconstitutional federal overreach.

As of Sunday night, National Guard troops operating in Washington, D.C., are now armed, according to a defense official. This will apply to the more than 2,200 guardsmen from D.C. and other states that are now serving in the mission in D.C.