Demonstrators hoped to protest at the Trump Tower.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city in January 1966 to assist with the city’s fledgling civil rights efforts.

Chicago and state leaders agreed that society needs to continue combatting racial injustice, economic inequality and ...

Monday marks the commemorative day honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The big picture: Whether you're using the holiday ...

Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday commemorating the Civil Rights leader.

From immersive museum programming to a special tribute concert, here are ways to honor Dr. King’s legacy across the city.

Fourth and fifth graders wrote and memorized speeches answering the question: What message of hope do you think [King] would ...

Political and community leaders honored the civil rights icon at a breakfast held by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on MLK Day.

Around 550 volunteers joined more than 200 City Year Chicago AmeriCorps members for the day of service, the organization’s ...

An op-ed on how Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for equal homeownership changed one family’s life across generations.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Chicago tomorrow to deliver a keynote address at the annual Martin Luther King ...