Chicago White Sox ACE program volunteer Paris Head helps pack pasta into a bag at a MLK Day of Service event at the Greater Chicago Food Depository in Archer Heights, Jan. 20, 2025.

Akoye Simms, 7, stands in the back of a 1949 GMC bus parked outside the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16, 2023, in Chicago.

TikTok historian Shermann Dilla Thomas leads a bus tour of Martin Luther King sites on the West Side of Chicago Jan. 13. To the right, a WTTW camera captures him for a later program, to the left ...

Things to Do in Chicago On MLK, Jr. Weekend. Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Free Neighborhood Tour Various Neighborhoods. Friday, January 17 and Sunday, January 19 ...

Suburban students focus on legislative action to celebrate MLK Day 02:19. CHICAGO (CBS) --A south suburban organization is making sure its kids know the meaning behind Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy.

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago and beyond 01:37. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.On this national holiday marking Dr. King's birthday, CBS 2 honors his life ...

When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped out of his car on Aug. 5, 1966, in his usual dark suit and polished shoes, he was met by a line of police and a mob of angry white people. His struggle ...

MLK Day 2023: Southside Stories features a performance by Civic Orchestra of Chicago, South Side Home Movie Project screenings, stories, artmaking and more. From 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 16 at Hyde ...

MLK Ave has always been all Black everything, even before the renaming to honor Dr. King in 1971. Prior to memorializing the civil rights leader, it was known as Nichols Street and dotted with ...

Chicago is gearing up to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 2024 with a variety of events and activities. This annual celebration serves as a reminder of Dr. King’s ...

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. at Austin Branch. Jan. 16, 2025. Address: 5615 W. Race Ave., Chicago; Cost: Free; Ages 13-19 can learn about and honor the late civil rights leader, Martin Luther ...