Outside Trump International Hotel & Tower, advocators holding “No Kings” signs protest in front of Chicago police officers guarding the rode towards the tower on June 14, 2025.
In November of 2024, Donald J. Trump was elected as the forty-seventh President of the United States.
After his win at the polls, His administration has taken action to crack down and deport immigrants within the Country without legal status amongst changes through his administration, effecting branches of government within the United States leaving many in the Country deeming his actions as president as tyrannical and that of a dictator. On June 14, 2025, a national protest is held in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration. Thousands gathered in Chicago, Ill. at Daley Plaza to advocate against Trump prior to their march within the city.
A protestor with an inflatable cartoon depiction of the United States President Donald J. Trump speaks with a photographer. Protestors exit the lower level train station, entering alongside a crowd of protestors. A demonstrator leans against a security camera post as signs are raised and flood the streets. A husband points out a sign to his wife as they walk the streets advocating. Two demonstrators raise a sign and keffiyeh in front of Trump Tower. A protestor holds the flag of the United States close to their person, as it hangs upside down signaling the country is in distress. A cardboard guillotine with a decapitated head of the United States President, Donald Trump, blade mechanic is prepared. At Daley Plaza, protestors raise their signs and voices as speeches are made prior to marching. Demonstrators gather together towards Chicago Police as they return to Daley Plaza after marching across the city’s downtown area. After the march demonstrators dance with each other at the corner of N. Dearborn and W. Washington streets. A couple embrace each other as they dance amongst a crowd of activists at the corner of W. Washington and N. Dearborn streets.
No Kings in Chicago 2.0
Demonstrators gather at Grant Park in Chicago, Ill. for the second ‘No Kings’ protest — ‘No Kings 2.0’ holding signs as well as flags of the city and country on Oct. 18, 2025.
Four months after the initial ‘No Kings’ protest across the country, a second national protest was organized to reiterate the advocacy of the first initial demonstration.
On Oct. 18, 2025, ‘No Kings 2.0’ took place across the nation and in the city of Chicago.
At noon, a crowd gathered at Grant Park for the kick off of the rally. Speakers from the community alongside the presence of government officials took to the stage to speak on the effects of the Trump administration's and Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s effect on businesses and the community.
Both Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke at the rally. The presence was met with loud applause from those in the audience. During Johnson’s monologue, he raised his voice at the podium, calling for a national strike which was received positively from the crowd.
Afterwards, a march across the city was set a foot. The protest was largest recorded single-day demonstration within the United States.
An audience member stands in a crowd of demonstrator in Grant Park waiting for speeches to be held on stage. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson condemns the actions of the Trump administration and Immigration Customs and Enforcement. During his address, Mayor Johnson calls for a national strike. A demonstrator wrapped in a United States flag listens to a speaker on stage in Grant Park. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker smiles to the audience as he stands at the podium in Grant Park. His appearance at the event receive a positive response from those in the crowd as he makes his address to the city. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker waves to the demonstrators within Grant Park as he receives a round of applause. Paper machete heads of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United States President Donald Trump poke out amongst the crowd as they leave to march across down town. An audience at Grant Park raise their fists and signs in the air as a speech is made on stage in regard to Immigration Customs and Enforcement’s (ICE) presence across the city’s neighborhoods and nation. Demonstrator begin their march as they walk down Michigan Avenue holding a “Hands off Chicago” banner. A protestor holds a golf “No Kings” sign as more demonstrators follow closely behind. A Chicago Police officer escorts the crowd of demonstrators through the city.A reflective balloon stating “Look in the mirror” displays the crowd of activists as they leave Grant Park to march the downtown streets of Chicago. Chicago police lineup their bicycles as they escorted the crowd of demonstrators as they march downtown. A couple holding hands dressed in inflatable frog costumes walk down E. Wacker Drive. A woman wearing a “Make America Mexican Again” raises her microphone as the crowd of demonstrators return to Grant Park after marching across the city’s downtown area. As demonstrators make their way down E. Wacker Drive, drummers and musicians come together playing their instruments as they march down the street. The crowd of protesters walk down E. Wacker Drive. View of protesters reflects through a security mirror on N. Clark Street.A group of demonstrators walk back towards Grant Park as the march comes to an end. After marching, a group gathers to dance at Grant Park alongside the music played from the instruments of other demonstrators.A man signs giant banner resembling the declaration of independence. A man shows off a “Hands Off Chicago” sign as he follows behind a woman in an Uncle Sam hat and two protestors in inflatable outfits.Demonstrators return the giant “We the People” banner to Grant Park as they raise their fists in solidarity. Signs protesting the United States President and his administration flood the streets of the city. A filipino activist dances with other demonstrators as he plays the babendil.
