Protesters Take Part in 'No Kings' Rally
The No Kings protest opposes immigration enforcement and ICE actions, drawing tens of thousands, organizers say, with a peaceful march through downtown Chicago.
- No Kings organizers are expecting thousands from suburbs and city to gather at Butler Field, Grant Park, Chicago, on Saturday for a major protest.
- Weeks of intensified immigration enforcement have included Operation Midway Blitz, with more than 1,000 arrests, and the Trump administration federalizing hundreds of National Guard troops this month.
- Organizers scheduled a two-hour program beginning at noon in Grant Park's Butler Field, followed by a downtown march, with the Chicago Police Department assigning extra resources throughout the Loop.
- All modes of transit were clogged before the rally, with hundreds packed into train cars, and after the event, crowds moved onto Wacker Drive near Trump Tower escorted by police on bicycles.
- Across the country, events are planned in more than 2,000 cities, with over 30 in Chicago, as President Donald Trump and his administration called participants violent and Republican leaders labeled it a `Hate America Rally`.
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Chicago's Massive No Kings March Stretches Two Miles Through Loop
The No Kings rally in Downtown Chicago was just one of many planned for around the Chicago area and the country. With their city caught in the country’s largest immigration enforcement operation, as many as 250,000 Chicagoans flooded Downtown on Saturday to condemn Donald Trump’s administration as part of the second nationwide No Kings protest.


Protesters take part in 'No Kings' rally
Protesters take part in the "No Kings" rally in Chicago. (Source: POOL VIA WLS)
‘No Kings’ protest in downtown Chicago
Photos from Chicago’s “No Kings” protest on Oct. 18, 2026. Photos from June: ‘No Kings’ protest in downtown Chicago From June: Chicago ‘No Kings’ demonstration sees giant crowd march peacefully around Loop A balloon depicting Donald Trump looms above demonstrators as they listen to speakers during the "No Kings" rally at Butler Field Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) Alan Valenzuela wears a crown while attending…
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