As crowds gather for the No Kings protest, rolling street closures are expected near Chicago's Grant Park and The Loop on Saturday.
As crowds gather for the No Kings protest, rolling street closures are expected near Chicago 's Grant Park and The Loop on Saturday. The demonstration, organized in part by Indivisible Chicago and the ACLU of Illinois, started 1:30 p.
m.at Butler Field in Grant Park. Thousands are protesting against the Trump administration.Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke at the rally and called on the city to 'stand with democracy.' 'Here in Chicago we believe in protecting every single person in this city,' Johnson said.Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton was also among the speakers. She said, 'there are no kings in Illinois and there are no kings in America.'Protesters will then march around The Loop, which caused rolling street closures for drivers and bus routes. There are additional No Kings protests being held on Saturday in most Chicago suburbs as well. This is Chicago's third No Kings protest. Nationwide, organizers say more than 3,100 events have been registered in all 50 states, with more than 9 million people expected to participate. Previous Chicago No Kings protests have drawn tens of thousands of people to the Loop and Daley Plaza.
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