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.

Several thousand protesters gathered Saturday in Oak Park, filling Scoville Park and parading along crowded Lake Street sidewalks.

The Loop was packed for hours with people fired up and angry with the Trump administration and their handling of ICE and deportations.

Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Chicago on Saturday for the No Kings protest and march to oppose various issues related to the Trump administration. The big picture: The peaceful march began with a rally in Daley Plaza,

A crowd-size expert from the U.K. estimates that between 10,000 to 15,000 people attended Saturday's protest in downtown Chicago. But some estimates say 75,000 people gathered downtown.

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.

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

In Chicago it was a largely peaceful political protest today as tens of thousands of people converged on the Loop--and in many suburban locations-- to condemn the policies of the Trump administration.

The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.