W E D N E S D A Y
June 18, 2025 Vol. 45, No. 50
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Thousands protest at Oak Park ‘No Kings’ march
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Housing Forward braces for impact of potential federal cuts
Oak Parkers protest Trump policies with large demonstration along Lake Street
Agency leader says reduced funding could cause crisis in care of the unhoused
By BRENDAN HEFFERNAN Staff Reporter
Thousands gathered in Oak Park Saturday, June 14 to take part in a “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump. The protest was part of a national series of demonstrations opposing the president on the day, as protest organizers said last week they expected more than 1,800 protests associated with the “No Kings” movement to take place on Saturday. The crowd along Lake Street Saturday far eclipsed a similar anti-Trump protest in April. The protest in Oak Park was one of several in Chicagoland on Saturday, the largest of which drew an estimated crowd of 75,000 to Downtown Chicago’s Daley Plaza. Other suburban communities including Geneva, Evanston, Arlington Heights and Joliet also hosted “No Kings” protests. Attendees at the Oak Park protest said fears over Trump policies aimed at ramp-
Celebrating Juneteenth
By BRENDAN HEFFERNAN Staff Reporter
TODD BANNOR
‘No Kings’ rally in Scoville Park and march on Lake Street, June 14. ing up deportations, slashing budgets to federal departments and consolidating executive power drove them out to protest. “There can’t be kings and there can’t be fascism,” said Lori Sadowski, a long-time
Oak Parker who now lives in Grayslake. “I don’t recognize the United States right now at all.” See ‘NO KINGS’ on page 10
Housing Forward is bracing for the impact that the next federal budget could have on America’s housing safety net. Leaders at Housing Forward, the nonprofit agency responsible for supporting people experiencing housing instability and chronic homelessness in Cook County’s near western suburbs, are preparing for what may be a major cut to their federal funding. Lynda Schueler, the agency’s executive director, said most of the subsidized rental units that the group provides to its clients are paid for by federal funding that would be eliminated through the preliminary federal budget plan being considSee HOUSING FORWARD on page 14
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