Hundreds of protesters lined streets in downtown Elgin Saturday for a No Kings rally at which they expressed anger and frustration over President Donald J. Trump’s policies and actions on immigration enforcement, the government shutdown, the economy and other issues.
“This is what democracy looks like,” said Belen Huerta, who used a microphone sound system to make her message heard.
Similar No Kings rallies were held all over the country Saturday, the second such gathering since June. The movement’s message, according to its website, is to make it clear that America does not belong to “kings, dictators or tyrants.” More than 2,500 events were planned, with protests to be held in every state and Puerto Rico.
Elgin’s No Kings rally on Kimball Street and North Grove Avenue brought out peop