Jan. 20 is a federally observed holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Over the weekend, communities across Chicago will host events and service opportunities to honor the ...

Next Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil ...

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors ... and several states, including Illinois, Massachusetts and Connecticut, would enact statewide holidays honoring ...

Former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White ... Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his 96th birthday Jan. 15. I am writing to encourage everyone ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the ...

Many Chicago-area museums however will remain open, and some even have a free admission day. Here's what to know. According to the Illinois State Board of Education, Martin Luther King Jr. Day isn ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Various communities and organizations across Central Illinois are planning to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend ahead of the federal ...

“I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others." King was shot at 6:05 p.m. on April 4, 1968, on the second-floor balcony of the ...

The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. This year, that day is Jan. 20. The holiday in his honor is timed to honor King ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20 ... United Methodists of the Northern Illinois Conference honor the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with the Rev. Danita R.

Chicago civil rights leaders and Illinois politicians reaffirmed ... And that is the day that we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.,” said Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous.