Tempertures in the mid 90s failed to deter 60 people from gathering at the Indivisible of Ogle County’s rally Saturday, Aug. 16, to protest policies and executive orders by President Donald Trump and his administration.

It was the sixth time this year that the group organized the rally in downtown Oregon, on the northeast corner of the Ogle County Courthouse Lawn.

“We have more people here today than I thought we’d have, because of the heat,” said Jan Buttron of Chana, one of the event’s organizers.

Participants again carried signs criticizing Trump’s polices and questioning recent executive orders they say threaten democracy.

The largest rally in Oregon occurred June 14 when an estimated 500 people lined two sidewalks around the historic Ogle County Courthouse for 2 hours.

That rally was one of several thousand “No Kings” rallies held across the nation on the same day that Trump hosted a large military parade in Washington D.C. in commemoration of the U.S. Army’s anniversary and his 79th birthday.

The Oregon events have been organized by Indivisible of Ogle County, the local chapter of the Indivisible Project network, a grassroots organization founded in 2016. That group also organized rallies in April, May and July.

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Around 60 people took part in Indivisible of Ogle County's rally Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025 in Oregon to protest policies and executive orders by President Donald Trump and his administration. The event was the sixth rally held in Oregon this year. (Earleen Hinton)