Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to join the No Kings “Hands off Chicago” protest Saturday, one of roughly 2,500 similar demonstrations against the Trump administration planned across the country and globe, according to event organizers.
The main Chicago rally and march kicks off at noon at Butler Field in Grant Park, located at East Jackson Drive and South Columbus Drive.
Organizers include Equality Illinois, Indivisible Chicago, Chicago Federation of Labor, Personal PAC, Sierra Club Illinois and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.
“Our actions and resistance are necessary as Trump sends militarized agents into our communities, silences voters and voices, and hands billionaires giveaways while families struggle,” the event website states. “This isn’t just po