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Help ICA Spread the Word About No Kings Day!
Thanks to us, Donald Trump will learn he’s not all-powerful. While Trump celebrates his birthday on June 14 with a taxpayer-funded military parade, people across America will flood the streets to send a clear message: NO KINGS!
In Chicago, Indivisible Chicago and partner groups will host a rally and march in Daley Plaza at 12:00 pm, followed by a march through downtown.
Help us get the word out about the No Kings rally by putting up these posters in your neighborhood!
Don't forget to rally and march with us on Saturday, June 14th, from 12:00 - 2:00pm at Daley Plaza. And please share the event on social media!
Get Ready for June 14: Attend a Know Your Rights Training
Before hitting the streets, join the Know Your Rights training on June 10th at 6 PM CT. On June 14th, while President Trump’s military parade unfolds, communities nationwide will mobilize for the No Kings day of action—standing against attacks on our rights. Building on the energy of past mobilizations, we’ll send a clear message: we reject authoritarianism and will fight to protect our freedoms.
The training will prepare you to participate safely and confidently, whether marching, rallying, or supporting from the sidelines. Learn how to protect yourself, your community, and stand up for your rights.
RSVP now and get ready to make your voice heard!
Partner Action via ACLU
Help Start A Lincoln Square Rapid Response Team
Looking to get more involved with Indivisible Lincoln Square? We’re looking into starting a "Rapid Response Team” as the Trump administration increases its deportation efforts. Rapid response leaders are primarily responsible for monitoring a hotline for alerts in the Lincoln Square neighborhood and calling on rapid response team members for action (confirming the ICE sighting, canvassing the area, contacting affected family members, etc.).
Sound like your cup of tea? Email Noelle Clennon at nclennon0204@gmail.com to find out more.
Oppose the Big Beautiful Bill
On May 22, 2025, the House narrowly passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, H.R. 1, with a 214-215 vote, mainly along party lines, sending it to the Senate. House committees are finalizing their parts of a Republican-led budget reconciliation bill that includes massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, paid for by deep spending cuts and policy rollbacks.
These include gutting Medicaid, cutting student aid by $351 billion, reducing federal employee benefits, slashing climate programs, and imposing harsh work requirements on SNAP recipients.
👉 Call your Senators and demand they oppose this destructive bill.
Contact Senator Durbin at 312-353-4952 or at other numbers listed here
Contact Senator Duckworth at 312-886-3506 or at other numbers listed here
✅ See Full Post for Call Script!
Volunteer at the June 14 "No Kings" Rally and March
Get involved! Sign up to volunteer on Saturday 6/14 for the "No Kings" rally and march at Daley Plaza. This is an all hands on deck moment as we expect this to be a huge event -- even bigger than April 5th! With your help, we can show the wannabe king what democracy looks like and have the opportunity to represent and talk to a large crowd of people about Indivisible Chicago Alliance and your chapter(s).
Take a look at these opportunities to volunteer with ICA on June 14 - if you can volunteer, sign up via this link.
Protect our National Parks and Public Lands
Public lands belong to the people — not the fossil fuel industry. But a recent power grab threatens to hand over control of our national parks and 500 million acres of public land to Big Oil.
Without Senate confirmation, former oil and gas executive Tyler Hassen has been appointed to a powerful leadership role at the Department of the Interior. And on April 24, the Trump-appointed Interior Secretary signed an order granting him sweeping control over the agency’s budget and operations — with no public input or oversight.
Hassen’s deep industry ties are incompatible with protecting public lands. This move signals a dangerous shift: from conservation to exploitation.
Tell your members of Congress: our public lands are not for sale.
Contact Senator Durbin at 312-353-4952
Contact Senator Duckworth at 312-886-3506
Tell Amazon to Ditch Plastic Packaging
When you order something on Amazon, you shouldn't have to order handfuls of single-use plastic along with it.
Amazon makes millions of deliveries every single day. And all too often, those items are delivered in plastic bags and envelopes, which immediately go straight into the trash.
From your trash can, there's no telling where those flimsy sheets of plastic will go -- or how long they'll linger in our environment, polluting our planet for years after they've served their purpose.
Take action: Before Amazon's shareholder meeting on May 21, send your message saying it's time to ditch plastic packaging.
What’s Next? June 14
On Saturday, June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington.
As Trump throws himself a $100-million military parade in Washington, DC., we’re going to be rising up with protests all across the country.
Indivisible Chicago Alliance is the main organizer for Chicago. For updates from Indivisible national, follow NoKings.org.
Urge Congress to Save Public Media
Public media is a trusted source of local news, emergency alerts, and educational programming — and it only costs taxpayers about $1.60 per person each year. But now it’s under attack. The White House has proposed eliminating federal funding for public media, issued an Executive Order to block support for PBS and NPR, and is trying to claw back funding that Congress already approved.
Defunding or restricting funds for public media wouldn’t just disrupt these services — it could force stations to shut down entirely, especially in rural and underserved areas, leaving millions of Americans without access to these essential resources.
DICK DURBIN
Chicago: (312) 353-4952
Springfield: (217) 492-4062
DC: (202) 224 -2152
TAMMY DUCKWORTH
Chicago: (312) 886-3506
Springfield: (217) 528-6124
DC: (202) 224-2854
Vote No on Crypto Bill S.394
We need every Senate Democrat to vote no on a crypto bill that would enable Trump to keep accepting bribes from billionaires, corporations, and foreign governments. We can block S.394 if Democrats unite in opposition, but they’re not there yet, so make sure your senators hear from you ASAP.
DICK DURBIN
Chicago: (312) 353-4952
Springfield: (217) 492-4062
DC: (202) 224 -2152TAMMY DUCKWORTH
Chicago: (312) 886-3506
Springfield: (217) 528-6124
DC: (202) 224-2854
Okay, we’re going to talk about cryptocurrency. We promise, we won’t get too in the weeds here—
What’s Next? June 14
On Saturday, June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington.
As Trump throws himself a $100-million military parade in Washington, DC., we’re going to be rising up with protests all across the country.
Indivisible Chicago Alliance is the main organizer for Chicago. For updates from Indivisible national, follow NoKings.org.
25,000 Participate in May 1 Rally
and many more joined in spirit.
United in fierce opposition to the Trump agenda, over 100 wide-ranging organizations organized or endorsed the event, including citywide Indivisible Chicago and local chapters. Chief organizers were the Consejo de Resistencia en Defensa del Inmigrante and the Coalition Against the Trump Agenda (CATA).
Read more about the rally in the Sun-Times, Block Club Chicago, and WBEZ.
Boost Voter Turnout in Our Neighborhood
Join Indivisible Lincoln Square as we knock doors as part of the 40th Ward Civics Research Project.
For local Chicago elected officials, the decisive election is the Primary Election, not the General Election. But, Primary Elections often see lower voter participation compared to General Elections. This research project aims to uncover why this happens and how we can mobilize our community members to make their voices count in every election cycle.
The first canvass is Saturday, May 4, 2025 and more cavasses will be scheduled.
March on May 1
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 3;00 pm
Location: Gathering place Union Park, 1501 Randolph ST, Chicago
Register➜
Indivisible Chicago stands in solidarity with all immigrant communities and in defense of immigration rights.
We are proud to join the Consejo de Resistencia en Defensa del Inmigrante on May Day 2025, International Workers' Day! We will meet up with the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and the Coalition Against the Trump Agenda at Union Park to rally and march together in opposition to Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the Trump Administration’s catastrophic attacks on our nation and the world.
(Gathering location at Union Park TBD and we will update you closer to the date. The plan is to march to Grant Park.)
It’s Earth Day!
Noteworthy environmental news from the past week:
Trumps cuts make it harder to protect public as NIH curtails funding of research on climate change’s health effects.
EPA speeds up West Lake Landfill cleanup timeline after Zeldin visit.
Federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration last Tuesday to take “immediate steps” to reinstate already awarded IRA funding.
You can find information on the environment, immigration, healthcare and more in the ILS Weekly Update newsletter archived here.
You will receive a newsletter in your mailbox every Monday when you join ILS.
Let’s Not Memory Hole Signalgate 1 and Now Signalgate 2
With new scandals erupting every day, it’s hard to remember all of the old scandals. But, it’s been a month since Signalgate 1 and Pete Hegseth still has not faced any repercussions for sharing classified information on a commercial (not secured) text messaging app.
In Signalgate 2, the New York Times reports that he also shared the classified information with a second group of 13 people on the same day that included his wife, two brothers and other members of his personal and professional circles.
Contact your representatives and urge them to keep advocating for Pete Hegseth’s resignation.
Contact Senator Durbin at 312-353-4952 or email him here
Contact Senator Duckworth at 312-886-3506 or email her here
Contact Mike Quigley at 773-267-5926 or email him here
The Kilmar Abrego Garcia Story Continues
Yes, Senator Van Hollen was able to meet in person with Mr. Garcia, but the story hasn’t ended yet.
Four US Congressional Representatives are currently (as of April 21) in El Salvador seeking the release of Mr Abrego Garcia and to learn the status others who were sent without due process to the notorious CECOT facility.
Please continue to write/or call your representatives on Mr. Garcia behalf as well as on behalf of hundreds of the other persons illegally imprisoned in El Salvador.
Contact Senator Durbin at 312-353-4952 or at other numbers listed here
Contact Senator Duckworth at 312-886-3506 or at other numbers listed here
Demand the Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
We are facing a constitutional crisis. On April 10th, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a Salvadoran man who was in the U.S. legally but was secretly and illegally deported to El Salvador over what officials now admit was an “administrative error.”
Instead of complying with the court’s ruling, the administration has defied it. White House officials are claiming it’s “up to El Salvador” whether he returns—ignoring the Supreme Court’s direct order.
Kilmar is now imprisoned in a notorious Salvadoran prison. The refusal to follow this ruling signals something terrifying: if the federal government can forcibly remove someone from the U.S., even after a Supreme Court ruling, no one is safe. This is about more than one case—it’s about the collapse of due process and constitutional checks on power. If left unchecked, it means the federal government could disappear anyone—citizen or not—without recourse.
We need members of Congress to speak out, loudly and clearly. This is not a partisan issue—it’s a matter of law, human rights, and democracy.
Use this form to email your members of Congress.
Follow up with a phone call:
Contact Senator Durbin at 312-353-4952 or at other numbers listed here
Contact Senator Duckworth at 312-886-3506 or at other numbers listed here
30,000 Of Us Flooded Daley Plaza for Hands Off Rally
The Hands Off message was both broad and simple: we told the Trump administration to keep their hands off the people, programs, places, planet, rights, and freedoms that we hold dear, and we call on our elected leaders and everyday people to act.
Use Your Voice and Your Vote
Use Your Voice and Your Vote
Over 100 people packed the town hall with US Congressman Mike Quigley Thursday night. Just as he is using his voice and his vote to oppose the Trump regime, he urged the audience to do the same.
Our actions are having an effect both on encouraging our elected officials to resist; and, on bolstering the efforts of people who are already resisting.