Members of Chicago’s Iranian community gathered outside the Wrigley Building on Sunday, may 24, 2026 demanding that the Iranian theocratic regime stop executing Iranian protesters. Here are my thoughts about and images from the demonstration.
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Chicago Flips Red
Mayoral candidate Danielle Carter-Walters spoke during a Chicago Flips Red rally in Daley Plaza on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
May Day
Today is International Workers’ Day, a day set aside each year to celebrate labor. In Chicago, over two dozen organizations gathered together in Union Park for a march through the streets of Chicago to Daley Plaza. Here are my thoughts about and images from the march.
Iranian Monarchists
On Saturday, April 11, 2026, a group from Chicago’s Iranian community held a demonstration in Chicago calling for a free and democratic Iran. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
Iranian Exuberance
On Saturday, March 7, 2026, members of Chicago’s Iranian community rallied in Daley Plaza, calling for the overthrow of the Iran’s theocratic regime. The demonstrators seek democratic self -determination for all iranians. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
Stand Up for Science
On Saturday, March 7, 2026, 100 people gathered in Chicago’s Federal Plaza for a Stand Up for Science rally. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
Anti-Iranian War Rally
On Saturday, March 7, 2026, 75 people gathered in Jane Byrne Plaza (site of Chicago’s historic Water Tower) for a demonstration against Donald J. Trump’s war on Iran. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
Pretzel Logic
On March, 2, 2026, somewhere around 100 people gathered in Chicago’s Congress Plaza for an demonstration against Donald J. Trump’s unauthorized and unconstitutional war on Iran. Here are my thoughts about and images from the demonstration.
They Can Taste Freedom
On Saturday, February 14, 2026, Chicago’s Iranian community took to the streets for a massive rally and march calling for regime change in Iran. Given recent events in Iran and President Trump’s pronouncements, the demonstrators could taste the victory that they have sought for decades. Here are my thoughts about and images from today’s events.
Demanding Regime Change
Chicago’s Iranian community took to the streets on Saturday, February 14, 2026 for a colorful march, with the demonstrators calling for regime change in Iran. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally and march.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti
On Saturday, January 24, 2026, Indivisible Chicago called for an emergency rally in Logan Square at the Illinois Centennial Memorial following the killing earlier in the day of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Over 500 people turned out for the rally and the subsequent march despite frigid temperatures. Here are my thoughts about and images from the event
The Bitch is Back
On Saturday, December 6, 2025, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke during the annual Christmas Tree Ship ceremony held at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Here are my thoughts about and images from the event.
Christian Nationalism
Late Saturday afternoon, Sean Feucht brought his rock and roll ministry to Chicago’s Daley Plaza. Often characterized as a Christian nationalist, the charismatic Feucht led 100 of his adherents in prolonged prayer, which included music, chants, and spoken words. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally.
Highlighting Murder
Late Wednesday afternoon, I attended a highly theatrical demonstration in Chicago’s Federal Plaza. Here are my thoughts about and images from the demonstration.
Fed Employees Speak Out
On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, current and recently terminated employees from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS gathered at noon in Federal Plaza to rally against Elon Musk use of a metaphorical chainsaw to slash the Federal workforce. Here are my thoughts about and images from this small, but important demonstration.
Presidents' Day
A group calling itself #50501 called for nationwide demonstrations against the Trump Administration and Elon Musk on Presidents’ Day. About 300 people assembled in Chicago’s Millennium Park for a rally, before marching to Trump Tower, where they met up with another group that held a demonstration in Chicago’s Federal Plaza. Here are my thoughts about and images from what was a relatively short demonstration on a very cold day.
Changing Things Up
This past Saturday, I attended my first Chicago demonstration of the year. Sponsored by over 60 advocacy groups, it highlighted a number of causes. Front and center: the War in Gaza and Trump’s crackdown on undocumented aliens. Here are my thoughts about and images from the rally and demonstration.
1000 Days
On November 19, 2024, Chicago’s Ukrainian Community commemorated the 1,000th day since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion against Ukraine on February 24, 2024. Community members gathered in the plaza outside the Wrigley Building for speeches and anthems, and then they marched north on Michigan Avenue to Jane Byrne Plaza (the location of Chicago’s historic Water Tower). Here are my thoughts about and images from this stirring rally and march.
Ukrainians Back At It
Chicago’s Ukrainian Community staged a demonstration in Lincoln Park, demanding that Russia release the Azovstal Defenders who are currently imprisoned. Not surprisingly, the U.S. Presidential Election cast a long and dark shadow over the event. Here are my thoughts about and images from the event.
DJT At The Hilton
Former President Donald Trump came to Chicago today for what was a disastrous Q & A session at the National Association of Black Journalists annual conference. As usual, I was in the streets outside the Hilton, recalling the riots that broke out during the 1968 Democratic Convention. Here are my thoughts about what transpired on the streets, as well as my photographs.