At 4 p.m. as protesters were gathering, a counterprotester came to the scene — prompting angry chants to erupt from the main protest.

A huge and peaceful crowed turned out for the "No Kings" rally, shutting down much of the Loop as part of a nationwide protest movement to denounce the Trump administration.

Activists march on South Carpenter Street in the Lower West Side neighborhood to protest recent ICE arrests in the city and around the country Sunday June 8, 2025, in Chicago. The protest started at the Plaza Tenochtitlán and ended at Benito Juarez Community Academy. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

A car sped through a protest in Chicago today that drew thousands to the Loop to decry Trump policies and ICE.

The city is bracing for more demonstrations in the coming days as more U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids are expected in Chicago too.

Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in their city and President Trump’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles.

The woman was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where she was treated and released, Chicago police said.

Protesters gathered in downtown Chicago Thursday to call for the removal of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from Illinois.