Protesters march through Chicago opposing Trump administration funding freeze

[ad_1] People rally in Chicago’s Federal Plaza on Wednesday to stop the Trump administration’s funding freeze, heralded by brazen actions from billionaire Elon Musk. Demonstrators gathered in cities across the country, the result of a grassroots movement organized on social media platforms.

<img decoding="async" class=" lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="Scott Shepherd attends an Indivisible rally in Federal Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)" width="5266" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-22_219001920.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="17952655" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-22_219001920.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1 620w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-22_219001920.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&ssl=1 780w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-22_219001920.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&ssl=1 810w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-22_219001920.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-22_219001920.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&ssl=1 1860w"/> Scott Shepherd attends an Indivisible rally in Federal Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) <img decoding="async" class="lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="A person yells at protestors at they march toward Trump Tower after a rally in Federal Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)" width="5421" height="551" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-41_219001938.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="17952712" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-41_219001938.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1 620w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-41_219001938.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&ssl=1 780w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-41_219001938.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&ssl=1 810w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-41_219001938.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-41_219001938.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&ssl=1 1860w"/> A person yells at protestors at they march toward Trump Tower after a rally in Federal Plaza on Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="People protest outside Trump Tower after an Indivisible rally in Federal Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)" width="6000" height="1102" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-15_219000444.jpg?w=6000&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C4000px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="17952707" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-15_219000444.jpg?w=6000&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C4000px&ssl=1 6000w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-15_219000444.jpg?w=640&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C427px&ssl=1 640w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-15_219000444.jpg?w=800&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C533px&ssl=1 800w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-15_219000444.jpg?w=1040&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C693px&ssl=1 1040w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-15_219000444.jpg?w=1280&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C853px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-15_219000444.jpg?w=624&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C416px&ssl=1 624w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-15_219000444.jpg?w=625&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C417px&ssl=1 625w"/> People protest outside Trump Tower after an Indivisible rally in Federal Plaza on Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="A protestor argues with a man during a march to Trump Tower after a rally in Federal Plaza on Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)" width="6000" height="1102" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-30_219001916.jpg?w=6000&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C4000px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="17952705" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-30_219001916.jpg?w=6000&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C4000px&ssl=1 6000w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-30_219001916.jpg?w=640&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C427px&ssl=1 640w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-30_219001916.jpg?w=800&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C533px&ssl=1 800w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-30_219001916.jpg?w=1040&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C693px&ssl=1 1040w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-30_219001916.jpg?w=1280&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C853px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-30_219001916.jpg?w=624&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C416px&ssl=1 624w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-30_219001916.jpg?w=625&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C417px&ssl=1 625w"/> A protestor argues with a man during a march to Trump Tower after a rally in Federal Plaza on Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="People yell as they march toward Trump Tower after an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)" width="6000" height="1102" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-29_219001918.jpg?w=6000&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C4000px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="17952704" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-29_219001918.jpg?w=6000&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C4000px&ssl=1 6000w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-29_219001918.jpg?w=640&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C427px&ssl=1 640w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-29_219001918.jpg?w=800&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C533px&ssl=1 800w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-29_219001918.jpg?w=1040&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C693px&ssl=1 1040w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-29_219001918.jpg?w=1280&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C853px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-29_219001918.jpg?w=624&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C416px&ssl=1 624w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-29_219001918.jpg?w=625&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C417px&ssl=1 625w"/> People yell as they march toward Trump Tower after an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="People march toward Trump Tower after an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)" width="5469" height="1102" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-13_219000386.jpg?w=5469&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C3646px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="17952703" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-13_219000386.jpg?w=5469&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C3646px&ssl=1 5469w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-13_219000386.jpg?w=640&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C427px&ssl=1 640w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-13_219000386.jpg?w=800&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C533px&ssl=1 800w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-13_219000386.jpg?w=1040&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C693px&ssl=1 1040w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-13_219000386.jpg?w=1280&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C853px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-13_219000386.jpg?w=624&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C416px&ssl=1 624w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-13_219000386.jpg?w=625&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C417px&ssl=1 625w"/> People march toward Trump Tower after an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="People march toward Trump Tower after an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)" width="6000" height="1102" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-12_219000400.jpg?w=6000&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C4000px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="17952702" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-12_219000400.jpg?w=6000&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C4000px&ssl=1 6000w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-12_219000400.jpg?w=640&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C427px&ssl=1 640w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-12_219000400.jpg?w=800&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C533px&ssl=1 800w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-12_219000400.jpg?w=1040&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C693px&ssl=1 1040w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-12_219000400.jpg?w=1280&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C853px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-12_219000400.jpg?w=624&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C416px&ssl=1 624w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-12_219000400.jpg?w=625&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C417px&ssl=1 625w"/> People march toward Trump Tower after an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="People march toward Trump Tower after an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)" width="5263" height="1102" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-10_219000442.jpg?w=5263&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C3509px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="17952689" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-10_219000442.jpg?w=5263&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C3509px&ssl=1 5263w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-10_219000442.jpg?w=640&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C427px&ssl=1 640w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-10_219000442.jpg?w=800&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C533px&ssl=1 800w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-10_219000442.jpg?w=1040&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C693px&ssl=1 1040w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-10_219000442.jpg?w=1280&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C853px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-10_219000442.jpg?w=624&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C416px&ssl=1 624w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-10_219000442.jpg?w=625&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C417px&ssl=1 625w"/> People march through the Loop toward Trump Tower after an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="People yell a chant during an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)" width="4280" height="1248" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-07_219000432.jpg?w=4280&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C3230px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="17952674" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-07_219000432.jpg?w=4280&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C3230px&ssl=1 4280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-07_219000432.jpg?w=640&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C483px&ssl=1 640w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-07_219000432.jpg?w=800&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C604px&ssl=1 800w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-07_219000432.jpg?w=1040&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C785px&ssl=1 1040w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-07_219000432.jpg?w=1280&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C966px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-07_219000432.jpg?w=624&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C471px&ssl=1 624w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-07_219000432.jpg?w=625&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C472px&ssl=1 625w"/> People yell a chant during an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazyautosizes lazyload" alt="Jeanne Kracher, of Indivisible, leads a chant during an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)" width="6000" height="1102" data-sizes="auto" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-06_219000440.jpg?w=6000&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C4000px&ssl=1" data-attachment-id="17952666" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-06_219000440.jpg?w=6000&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C4000px&ssl=1 6000w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-06_219000440.jpg?w=640&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C427px&ssl=1 640w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-06_219000440.jpg?w=800&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C533px&ssl=1 800w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-06_219000440.jpg?w=1040&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C693px&ssl=1 1040w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-06_219000440.jpg?w=1280&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C853px&ssl=1 1280w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-06_219000440.jpg?w=624&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C416px&ssl=1 624w,https://i0.wp.com/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CTC-L-indivisible-rally-06_219000440.jpg?w=625&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C417px&ssl=1 625w"/> Jeanne Kracher, of Indivisible, leads a chant during an Indivisible rally to stop the Trump government funding freeze in Federal Plaza on Feb. 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)