The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s name first appeared in the Chicago Tribune in early 1956, for his leadership of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. “We must use the weapon of love.

In honor of the African-American activist, the city and suburbs of Chicago are offering exciting Martin Luther King Jr. Day events. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a day to honor the civil rights ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- "King: A Life," the new biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was on virtually everyone's top 10 list of 2023 – including the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- What would Dr. King say to us today about hope for tomorrow? That was the prompt for a Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Contest for CPS 4th and 5th grade students. "The message I ...

It erases the systemic, longstanding segregation and racial inequality endemic in Northern cities and marginalizes the robust, years-long movement in Chicago that Martin Luther King supported and ...

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Jackson Sr., who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement. Attendees at the breakfast included Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois House Speaker Emmanuel ...

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Communities across Chicago have an array of events planned over the weekend to honor and celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 20 is a federally observed holiday to honor King ...

Courtesy of the Museum of Science and Industry Share Students may have a break from classes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but there are plenty of opportunities around Chicago for education ...