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 ...

The Chicago HBCU Alumni choir opened up the city's annual interfaith breakfast to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...

Nine people were hospitalized Thursday after a fire at an apartment building in the city’s North Side Edgewater neighborhood. Fire officials said one person was in critical condition following ...

Chicago Police issued an alert for armed robberies in Woodlawn, where an individual with a handgun demanded belongings from ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Next Monday is also Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: a day to reflect on the contributions of the murdered civil rights leader. On Thursday, some kids at Whitney Young High School got ...

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 ...

The evening’s program will also feature remarks from President Paul Alivisatos and performances by Uniting Voices Chicago. It is free and open to the public. The 35th annual MLK commemoration ...

In 1963, King went to Chicago repeatedly to support the growing ... even when it was called out in the eloquent tones of Martin Luther King Jr. himself. After the successes of the civil rights ...