When we turned the corner onto Wacker and saw Trump Tower, the crowd started shouting “Shame!” #NoKings #Chicago

The crowd chanted “ICE go home!” as we walked down Michigan Avenue.

“Tyranny also fails when ordinary people refuse to cooperate. When they say, ‘No Kings,’ and they mean it. So, Donald Trump, stay the hell out of Chicago!”

- Governor JB Pritzker #NoKings

“History will judge us by where we choose to stand today. Future generations will ask, ‘What did we do when fellow humans faced persecution? When our rights were being abridged?’…They’ll want to know whether we stood up or stayed silent.”

- Governor JB Pritzker #NoKings

“They’re threatening still to bring military troops into Chicago, claiming there’s an insurrection here. Is this an insurrection? (Crowd: No!)…We in Chicago are not afraid to stand up for fundamental American values.”

- Governor JB Pritzker #NoKings

"There are those in this country who have decided, at the behest of this President, to declare war on Chicago and American cities across this country. They have clearly decided that they want a rematch of the Civil War, but we will stand firm.”
- Mayor Brandon Johnson

Chicago sang along to Billy Branch's new song "Begging for Change" in Grant Park.
#NoKings