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 Emanuel ...
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 The Chicago ...
A video of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. played quietly as they selected items and enjoyed a complimentary breakfast before stepping back into Chicago’s frigid cold. The community closet event ...
Historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas hosts tours of Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in Chicago. Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in Chicago was significant. In early 1966, he moved his family into ...
"For MLK Day, we are donating sweets for the community ... Director Nicki Brookens after her three nephews were shot in Chicago. "There comes a time when you want to do something and a time ...
Bridges spoke at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel about her experience as the first Black student to attend her elementary school.
The Rev. Julian DeShazier, pastor of the University Church in Chicago, speaks Jan. 20, 2025, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at South Suburban College in South Holland. (Jeff Vorva ...
Today, it’s part of our daily lives in ways unfathomable in the 1950s. And just this year, in Chicago, the technology made a giant leap forward. The WGN News team, led by Tom Skilling ...
More than 300 people spent Monday at the Greater Chicago Food Depository for the MLK Day of Service. "It's really great to see the younger generation come out to give back to the community," said ...