Kathy and Art Sartori describe themselves as not particularly political people.

The self-described Baby Boomers said the first protest they ever attended was last fall.

That was a No Kings protest in Homer Glen.

When asked what made them attend that rally and the one on Saturday in Lockport, the Lockport couple said, “Democracy.”

Kathy Sartori said she never really followed politics closely until Donald Trump was first elected in 2016. She fears the government is taking a turn that may lead to democracy not surviving.

“Most people here that are our age know what a real democracy looks like. I worry others younger than us won’t really know what that is,” she said.

Her husband, Art, said he was glad to be at the protest on Saturday and that he’s “hoping there is a turnaround.”

The Sartoris were part of more than 200 people who turned out for the No Kings rally in Lockport. People of all ages were in attendance, from senior citizens to young adults and young families.

One of the young adults in attendance, 24-year-old Noah Martinez of Crest Hill, said this was the third No Kings event he has attended in the past year.

He cited economic issues as the big concern, and he worries more people will have to go hungry, lose jobs, and healthcare before there is any real change from the government.

The war in Iran is going to make the economic strains even worse, he said.

Jackie DeNardo, one of the event organizers, called the war “egregious” and “not warranted” and cited that no approval was given from Congress.

The spending on the war is money being taken away from programs and people who need it. “That to me is absurd,” DeNardo said.

Demonstrators in Joliet include Joe Belman, who fought in the last military conflict in which a president sought a declaration of war from Congress.

“Congress should have been involved in all of them,“ said Joe Belman, a World War II veteran from Joliet who was a ball turret gunner on B-17 bombers in 35 combat missions.

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Belman said President Trump should have consulted more closely with Congress before beginning to bomb Iran.

“Now, I don’t know how he’s going to get out of it,” Belman said of the war in Iran.

Hundreds of people lined U.S. Route 30 outside of the Louis Joliet Mall for the demonstration.

The demonstrated featured an array of signs with messages aimed at Trump, included “Make America Sane Again” and “Regime Change Begins at Home.”

John Rakowski of Iran claimed Trump launched the war in Iran “to take people’s minds off the Epstein files,” a reference to ongoing political controversies over the late Jeffrey Epstein sex scandals.

Karl Smith of New Lenox said the demonstration was needed to oppose the growing power of Trump and the executive branch of the government.

“I think if you really care about this country you have an obligation to speak up right now,” Smith said.

This is the third No Kings demonstration, and other anti-Trump demonstrations have been held in Joliet.

Reyna Orozco of Crest Hill said she believed the demonstrations were having an impact.

“We’re getting noticed,” Orozco said as she stood along a busy U.S. Route 30, which included many vehicles honking support for the demonstrators.

She said the demonstrations seem to be “getting bigger. The demographic is getting bigger.”

Annette Vogt of New Lenox said whatever impact the demonstrations have won’t be immediately known.

“People don’t know it’s going to have an impact until it does,” she said.

Kit and Barb Lindblom of Lockport said they are motivated by many issues but spoke about access to health care at the Lockport rally.

“Health care should be for all people. If we really want to be a great country, we need to take care of everyone’s health,” said Barb Lindblom, adding that tying health insurance coverage to someone’s employment “doesn’t make sense.”

The Lindbloms also spoke about voting rights. They have served as election judges in several elections and said claims of voter fraud “are ridiculous.”

Saturday’s protest was the third No King’s rally the couple has attended.

Organizers of the Lockport protest said they wanted to create a sense of community; they wanted people who are not happy with things to not feel alone in their concerns.

A protester standing nearby added, “This is what democracy looks like.”

Organizers called the protest day “No Kings 3,″ and multiple rallies were held across Will County including Joliet, Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Lockport, Minooka and Shorewood.

A group of Shorewood senior citizens were holding their No Kings protest in the 1100 block of North Rover Road. The senior group has participated in every major planned protest of the second Trump administration with a dedicated group of family and friends.