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 ...

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

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

Demonstrators hoped to protest at the Trump Tower.

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

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

Events are planned around Chicagoland honoring Dr. King’s legacy, including the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s MLK Breakfast, which ...

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

What time is it?” was the popular question posed during the 1970s. It initiated a call and response ritual in which the crowd ...

Monday’s holiday will mark a number of closures across Illinois as the United States honors and celebrates civil rights ...