Chicago civil rights leaders and Illinois politicians reaffirmed their dedication to protecting education and immigrants rights Monday morning amid reports that President Donald Trump could begin his crackdown on illegal immigration this week with raids in Chicago.

Jan. 20 is a federally observed holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Over the weekend, communities across Chicago will host events and service opportunities to honor the civil rights leader's legacy.

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 ...

AmeriCorps members and community volunteers rolled up their sleeves Saturday to honor the work of Dr. King, beautifying Orville T. Bright Elementary School in the South Deering neighborhood.

This year’s Fill a Heart 4 Kids Martin Luther King experience took place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20 at The Gloria Dei Center, located in the Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, on Westleigh Road in Lake Forest.

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

The NFL community took to social media on Monday to honor the life and legacy of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day.

Bernice King, the daughter of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., says the simultaneous occurrence of MLK Day and Inauguration Day this year is an opportunity to reflect on her

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on ...

AmeriCorps members and community volunteers rolled up their sleeves Saturday to honor the work of Dr. King, beautifying Orville T. Bright Elementary School in the South Deering neighborhood.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Members of the Sioux City community were able to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday night. For more than 40 years, the songs and words of the remembrance of MLK Jr. have rang out through Siouxland.