Hyde Park Art Center to host special event in honor of civil rights leader. Martin Luther King Jr. CHICAGO (WLS) -- In just a few days, people will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King ...

The Cook County Forest Preserve is holding several events for volunteers to serve the community during the MLK Day weekend.

To open the spring semester, keynote speaker Folayemi Wilson will present “The Pursuit of Happiness” at Juniata College’s ...

Get a complete recap of Friday’s boys’ high school basketball action, including results, box scores, stars, schedule including Butler’s big home game with Independence ...

The event brings elected leaders and community members together to celebrate the legacy of King and his impact on Chicago.

Ellen Rosenfeld, Elected Chicago Board of Education Member of District 4, chats with Lisa Dent as one of the first newly sworn in members of the Chicago Board of Education. Being involved with ...

With some students off school already for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and dangerously cold weather expected in Chicago, many will be looking for things to do inside in the city.

Days before the nation commemorates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Chicago leaders and lawmakers on Friday united to mark what the civil rights leader meant to the city and the ...

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Chicagoans gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday. A confident Freudian slip on ...

While most government functions will not be operating on Monday, most grocery stores, big box stores and restaurants will ...

The first Martin Luther King Jr. Day was January 20, 1986. Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. King, had a great idea in the year prior to the first ...