Small turnout for Chicago immigrant rights rally

Dozens of immigrant rights advocates have gathered in a park on Chicago's West Side on the fifth anniversary of their first major march.

Organizer Jorge Mujica estimates around 120 people are at a Union Park rally. Chicago police didn't immediately have a crowd estimate Thursday.

The marchers plan to head to the downtown for demonstrations and speeches. There's also an evening event with college students who've recently "come out" publicly as illegal immigrants.

In 2006, the first wave of immigrant rights marches swept the country. More than 1 million rallied nationwide, nearly half the number was in Chicago. The marchers were protesting proposed immigration reform legislation considered by many to be anti-immigrant.

The rallies first took place on March 10 before they were moved to May 1.