Demonstrators are planning to protest President Donald Trump and his administration’s rollback of civil rights in the Loop Thursday afternoon as part of more than 1,000 “Good Trouble Lives On” rallies planned across the United States.
Chicago’s demonstration is the “flagship event” among the rallies, according to the organizers’ website. Protesters are scheduled to march from Federal Plaza to Daley Plaza starting about 4:30 p.m., opposing the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, restrictions to voting rights and rollback of rights for minority groups, among other policies.
Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates and other local officials are expected to attend, League of Women Voters Chicago Executive Vice President Betty Magness said at a Tuesday virtual news conference.
Organizers have planned about 20 other “Good Trouble” rallies in the Chicago suburbs, including Naperville and Highland Park.
Thursday’s rallies follow thousands of “No Kings” protests against Trump government policies in June.