Chicago Police Department has canceled officers' days off this weekend in what the unions say is preparation for uproar over the looming Kyle Rittenhouse trial verdict that is certain to divide the nation regardless of what it is. Rittenhouse is on trial for murdering two white BLM protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August. The teenage gunman claims he was defending his hometown from an angry mob, but his critics say he embodies the systemic racism they victims were protesting against. Closing arguments are expected next week but the case has already been thrown into chaos; Rittenhouse's lawyers have asked for a mistrial because prosecutors introduced evidence that they were not allowed to show the jury. Court is now back in session, but the heat surrounding the case is increasing. Early this morning the judge revealed that the court has been inundated with communications from members of the public during the trial – many are in the form of offensive emails, some calling the judge a racist. The attorneys have also been victims of this. Speaking ahead of the start of testimony, Judge Schroeder said he would deal with all such things adding, 'I wouldn't want to be those people.' Chicago PD sent a memo to officers this week notifying them that one of their days off this weekend had been canceled, claiming it was due to 'current crime patterns' in the city. Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara claims it is in anticipation of 'upheaval' from the Rittenhouse trial. Teenage Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse is on trial for first degree reckless homicide for killing two white BLM protesters last summer. The trial is expected to come to a close either this week or next week Chicago PD has canceled officers days off this weekend to 'enhance public safety' and police unions say it is to do with the Rittenhouse verdict looming He said in a video posted on YouTube on Monday, he fumed at the canceled time-off, and said: 'They do not get to keep saying we need manpower just in case a verdict doesn't go positive, and all of a sudden there's upheaval.' The police department is now refusing to confirm or deny his claims, or whether they anticipate uprising this weekend or next week. All they will say is: 'To enhance public safety and to address current crime patterns, all full-duty sworn members will have one regular day off cancelled this upcoming weekend between November 12, 2021 through November 14, 2021.' The Los Angeles Police Department will have sufficient amount of officers in an event if anything arises Other departments in major cities are also being tight-lipped on whether they anticipate trouble, and what they are doing - if anything - to offset it. The LAPD refused to reveal whether or not any special preparations had been made because of the trial when contacted by DailyMail.com on Thursday morning. All a spokesman would say was: 'The Los Angeles Police Department will have sufficient amount of officers in an event if anything arises.' There was silence from the NYPD, LA County Sheriff, DC Metro Police, Minneapolis Police and Philadelphia PD. Portland Police Department, which was almost disbanded entirely by BLM and now only has 788 officers, told DailyMail.com it was 'monitoring' the situation but hadn't yet deployed any extra resources. 'PPB is monitoring the situation and will deploy resources if needed based on information available,' a spokesman said. The force now has its lowest number of cops since 1989. In Kenosha, where the trial is ongoing, shopkeepers still have boards on their windows from last year's protests. The police department there will not discuss what is being done to offset any potential uproar, but it appears officers are on high alert. 'KPD wants our community to know that our priority during the upcoming trial is the safety of our community and every person that calls Kenosha “home” or visits our city,' the police department said at the start of the trial. The Wisconsin National Guard will neither confirm nor deny if troops are being put on high alert. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 President John Catanzara claims it is in anticipation of 'upheaval' from the Rittenhouse trial. Riots raged throughout the summer last year and some rose again in April after the killing of Daunte Wright, a black man killed by cops in summer. Police forces say they will be 'ready' for any uprising that comes from the Kenosha verdict next week Police across the US are bracing for uproar as Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse's trial draws to a close. Rittenhouse was 17 when he shot and killed two white BLM protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August using an AR-15 at the height of civil unrest across America. The case divided America; some viewed him as a patriotic vigilante who was defending his town from an angry mob. At the same time as the Rittenhouse trial, the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery are on trial in Georgia Others said he embodied the systemic racism that sent thousands onto the streets to protest police brutality, especially because Rittenhouse, a young white man, was treated with a soft touch by law enforcement before eventually being arrested. Whether he is acquitted or convicted, outrage is guaranteed. There is also the possibility that the judge may declare a mistrial, given the prosecution's decision to introduce evidence that had been specifically banned earlier this week. Rittenhouse's lawyers asked for a mistrial with prejudice yesterday. If the judge grants it, it means the teenager cannot be retried on the same charges. There are also concerns that a trial verdict may be reached around the same time as a jury reaches a verdict in the killing of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. Arbery was shot dead in February 2020 by three white men who claimed they thought he was a burglar. They are on trial for murder as a hate crime in Brunswick. William Roddie Bryan and Travis McMichael are on trial in Georgia for shooting dead Ahmaud Arbery last February All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility