W E D N E S D A Y
October 22, 2025 Vol. 46, No. 17
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Oak Park attorney detained by ICE outside elementary school
‘No Kings’ protesters fill park, march for hours on Lake Street
Joyous protest hosted ‘The Raging Grannies’ and pointed signs By BRENDAN HEFFERNAN Staff Reporter
Protestors filled Oak Park’s downtown again over the weekend as residents took part in a local demonstration associated with the nationwide “No Kings” protests of President Donald Trump. Several thousand protesters had gathered in Scoville Park by 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. They heard from “The Raging Grannies,” a singing group, and from organizers who called for joy and appreciation for Oak Park police “who will keep us safe and are our friends.” Then the huge crowd began moving from the “Peace Triumphant” statue at the crown of Scoville Park and towards Lake Street, where protestors marched between Oak Park Avenue and Harlem Avenue for several hours. The protest, one of more than a dozen that took place in the metro area on the day, came after months of conflict between local leaders and the presidential administration, primarily in the context of Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz” mass deportation effort focused on
Kina Collins joins long list of 7th District candidates
Local lawyer Scott Sakiyama was detained twice over the last week while acting as an ICE watchdog By BRENDAN HEFFERNAN TODD BANNOR
No Kings II protesters march along Lake Street on Oct. 18 the region and his bid to station out-ofstate national guard troops in Chicago. Brian and Angie Callahan, who live a few blocks from Scoville Park, said it was important for residents to come together at the demonstration amid the administration’s sharp rhetoric and actions in
Staff Reporter
the city. “People in Chicago are walking to the grocery store or dropping their kids off at school and are getting accosted,” said Angie Callahan, who attended the protest
An Oak Park attorney was arrested by federal agents outside his child’s elementary school Monday morning for allegedly impeding immigration enforcement agents. Scott Sakiyama told Wednesday Journal he was arrested after driving behind an Immigration and Customs Enforcement van and
See NO KINGS on page 9
See ICE on page 7
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