CHICAGO (WLS) -- To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many in Chicago and Illinois are observing a day of service. A group of local and state leaders honored the call to service in Chicago, ...

Friday marked the 57th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights icon spent time in Chicago fighting for racial and economic equality for people of color. The ...

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- The City of Elgin hosted its annual Martin Luther King Celebration Saturday. The celebration was for the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It was a virtual event ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 5, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1955: Capt. George A. Stone, the pilot ...

Six years after MLK Jr. was killed, his beloved mother Alberta Williams King was also assassinated, while playing a church ...