There’s got to be at least 1,000 people protesting outside the Illinois Capitol today. Vast majority not wearing masks. No social distancing whatsoever. #twill
Chant of “Open Illinois!” breaks out. #twill
I’ve been out to a couple of these rallies in the past few weeks and this is easily the most well-attended. Lots of Trump flags, shirts and hats among the protesters. A few QAnon sightings as well. #twill
State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, is expected to speak today. Also spotted state Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, here just a bit ago. #twill
Also, just a side note, but there’s a lot of kids out here. Like young kids, many waving mini-American flags and wearing Trump hats. #twill
Rep. Bailey is a popular man here. Gov. Pritzker, not so much... #twill 
First speaker is Kendall County GOP chair James Marter. He ran unsuccessfully against U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in the 2016 GOP primary. #twill
Another speaker brings up Bill Gates and 5G, which are apparently part of an anti-vaxxer conspiracy theory. Not sure what this is accomplishing for the Reopen Illinois cause #twill
State Rep. @dan_caulkins speaking now. Three other GOP state reps, Darren Bailey, Chris Miller and Blaine Wilhour, also spoke today. #twill
.@KashJackson2018, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for governor in 2018, is here as well. Still not happy with how he was treated during that campaign. #twill
Crowd has significantly thinned out. Appears to be winding down at the Capitol.
