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.

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.

Protesters are expected to gather in the Chicago area and the suburbs as part of a nationwide movement called "No Kings."

Thousands are expected to attend the "No Kings" protest in Chicago Saturday, an anti-Trump rally planned for the same day he will hold a military parade in Washington, D.C., for his birthday.

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.

Organizers are calling for Americans to attend demonstrations across the country to protest President Trump on his 79th birthday.

Thousands in Kingston rallied with puppets and brass bands to protest Trump’s military parade, joining similar demonstrations across the US.

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.