Chicago is bracing for unrest as protests erupt across the city in response to President Donald Trump’s latest moves. Residents gathered near the Great Lakes Naval Base and downtown streets, waving banners and chanting against possible National Guard deployments and immigration raids. Trump's Truth Social post showed him in military uniform over a burning Chicago skyline, renaming the Defense Department the "Department of WAR," signalling potential federal intervention. With similar troop deployments already underway in Washington, D.C., and other Democratic-led cities under consideration, anxiety is spreading across neighbourhoods. City leaders, activists, and residents are preparing for possible federal action.