Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi

Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi protests in Chicago's Daley Plaza, across the street from City Hall. Protesting across the street from Union Station in front of CDW Plaza. Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi is a public protester who has become known in Chicago as "the FBI sign guy," and sometimes as simply "The Sign Guy". He has also gone on hunger strikes. former Presidents George W. Bush and Joe Biden, and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois. He stands outside of city hall every weekday, from about 6:00am until about 3:00pm. He has also been photographed holding his signs on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., and in New York's Times Square.

In 2011, he started loudly blowing a plastic whistle at regular intervals.

Coverage Little is known about Khoiee-Abbasi beyond his physical appearance (originally a groomed, well-dressed man who always wore expensive suits and ties), the information on his signs and on flyers he passes out from time to time, and what court documents say about him. It is known that he was involved in extended and contentious divorce proceedings. He generally remains silent when questioned by anyone. He has also used signs asking Barack Obama to spare his only child.

Khoiee-Abbasi has become a popular fixture among photographers on flickr, and in blogs.

By October 2011, Khoiee-Abbasi had stopped wearing his suits and ties and started wearing several layers of hoodies, with an outer shirt containing yet another anti-FBI protest message.