No Kings, Chicago and protest
Digest more
Top News
Overview
Highlights
The rally at Daley Plaza started at noon with a moment of silence for the shootings in Minnesota before moving into the streets of downtown Chicago.
More than 2,100 "No Kings" rallies took place on Saturday across the country. See pictures from some of the protests in Illinois.
Protesters attended “No Kings” rallies in Evanston and Chicago Saturday, two of more than 1,500 nationwide demonstrations held against President Donald Trump’s administration. Email: MarisaGuerraEcheverria2027@u.
Thousands in Kingston rallied with puppets and brass bands to protest Trump’s military parade, joining similar demonstrations across the US.
The Chicago Teachers Union will be joining the "No Kings" march in downtown Chicago on Saturday, June 14, according to the union's website. The march is scheduled for the same day a massive military parade is set to take to the streets of Washington in an elaborate showcase of troops, tanks, weapons and aircraft.
According to the Atascadero Democratic Club, 12.1 million people attended “No Kings” protests across the country. The club stated, “We made it past the 3.5% required for change to happen. 12.1 million people across the country attended the No Kings protests, and that doesn’t count the small towns.”
Organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. In Oregon, tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Portland for two large protests -- one that began in Tom McCall Waterfront Park and the other at the Oregon Convention Center.
Among the more than 2,000 “No Kings” protests planned nationwide Saturday, organizers anticipate that the one in downtown Chicago will be one of the largest.
The "No Kings National Day of Mobilizations" is scheduled to take place nationwide Saturday, June 14, with hundreds planned across New England.
Chicago is an anchor city for the "No Kings" protests Saturday, and city officials said they are prepared for the crowds expected.