Suburban activists join national protest supporting Mueller probe

  Protesters rallied Thursday night at the corner of Arlington Heights Road and Northwest Highway in Arlington Heights in support of the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Christopher Placek/cplacek@dailyherald.com

  Protesters march along the Riverwalk on Thursday afternoon in downtown Naperville, showing their anger over the forced resignation of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and expressing their fears about the consequences of Sessions’ ouster for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election meddling. Marie Wilson/mwilson@dailyherald.com

About 50 people, some pictured here, protested Thursday in Elgin the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. courtesy of Kim Gilmore

  Chuck and Susan Cornell of Romeoville protest Thursday afternoon in downtown Naperville as part of a crowd of 400 people unhappy with the forced resignation of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “I feel Trump’s been trying his best to ruin our country,” Chuck Cornell said, “and this is another step, which is dangerous.” Marie Wilson/mwilson@dailyherald.com

  Future 6th District U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, who was elected Tuesday in a win over Republican incumbent Peter Roskam, speaks Thursday during a protest in downtown Naperville about the forced resignation of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “Keep up this pressure,” Casten told about 400 people at the rally. “This is important. Public sentiment is what matters.” Marie Wilson/mwilson@dailyherald.com

  Naperville protest organizer Bob Landolti reads from the Declaration of Independence on Thursday afternoon as he launches a protest among a crowd of about 400 people unhappy with the forced resignation Wednesday of former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Marie Wilson/mwilson@dailyherald.com