The #HandsOffProtests in #Chicago were actually much, MUCH larger than they looked on most news reports. Chicago protestors gathered at #DaleyPlaza , which was not remotely large enough for the April 5th #HandsOff crowds. So thousands of people took over the actual streets for at least ten blocks.

In most video clips, it looks much smaller, because the police kept them wrapped around several city blocks, and you never see the entire crowd in one image.

This news chopper video (no sound) gives the best idea of how many people came out to protest on Saturday in the Windy City. It follows the crowd around the long city blocks, and back to Daley Plaza downtown.

In all my years living in the Chicago suburbs, I have never seen protests this huge. Other protestors made similar observations on my local news.

#HandsOff2025 #HandsOffChicago #Illinois #ChicagoNews #AntiTrumpProtests

https://youtu.be/aJTpxyXVB6A?si=UfQMqQoyu0VsWCE2

Thousands pack Daley Plaza for anti-Trump "Hands Off!" protest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_-8vVx94Ho #HandsOff #Protest #Chicago