Photos: ‘No Kings’ protest in downtown Chicago

June 14, 2025 by Chicago Tribune

Photos from the “No Kings” protest in Chicago on Saturday as part of an anti-Donald Trump rally on the same day as his military parade in Washington, D.C., for his birthday.

Eren W. sits with her paper mache Donald Trump cheeto hours prior to the “No Kings” protest in Daley Plaza on June 14, 2025. “I wanted to make a taco this time, but I ran out of chicken wire,” she said. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

People walk past as volunteers prepare hours prior to the 'No Kings' protest in Daley Plaza on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) — People walk past as volunteers prepare hours prior to the “No Kings” protest in Daley Plaza on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Marie Mindeman, left, and Diane Jacobson walk towards Daley Plaza hours prior to the 'No Kings' protest in downtown Chicago on June 14, 2025. They took the train downtown early, to get ahead of the crowds and get a cocktail, they said. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) — Marie Mindeman, left, and Diane Jacobson walk towards Daley Plaza hours prior to the No Kings protest in downtown Chicago on June 14, 2025. They took the train downtown early, to get ahead of the crowds and get a cocktail, they said. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Volunteers congregate in Daley Plaza hours prior to the 'No Kings' protest in downtown Chicago on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) — Volunteers congregate in Daley Plaza hours prior to the “No Kings” protest in downtown Chicago on June 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)