Thousands gathered in Daley Plaza and in suburban events in protests timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

In Geneva, chants of “No kings in America” and “This is what democracy looks like” rang out over seemingly supportive, near-constant honks from cars driving by the large protest that stretched across several blocks of Randall Road.

A huge and peaceful crowed turned out for the "No Kings" rally, shutting down much of the Loop as part of a nationwide protest movement to denounce the Trump administration.

Extensive Chicago street closures and parking restrictions will be in place this weekend for the Puerto Rican Festival and Parade, Taste of Randolph, Midsommarfest, the Old Town Art Fair, Wells Street Art Festival and the "No Kings" protest in Daley Plaza.

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.

"Chicago police is under an ordinance, and that ordinance has to be carried out to its fullness," said Rabbi Michael Ben Yosef with the Chicago Activist Coalition for Justice. And earlier Monday, immigration rights advocates rallied downtown to protest what they call the scare tactics being used by the Trump administration against immigrants.

Seventeen people were arrested at the Chicago ICE protest that drew thousands of people into the Loop Tuesday at the height of rush hour. Four of them face felony charges. Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke Wednesday afternoon about the city's response to the protest and their plan for the weekend,

Immigrant, civil rights and labor groups in more than a dozen US cities on Monday held rallies in protest of the new phase in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.