Illinois State University’s Redbird Impact and Center for Civic Engagement will host a service project to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Residents of Champaign Urbana, including children of all ages, dedicated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday to a day of service.The community engaged in var ...

Rockford's YES Club honors Martin Luther King Day with 'Speak It, Sing It' celebration Animals at Hoo Haven are managing to stay warm thanks to heating lamps and other electric equipment. ‘Citizenship ...

For the 3rd time in United States history, Martin Luther King Jr. Day overlapped with the Presidential inauguration.

Each year, on the third Monday of January, people gather to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to celebrate his achievements ...

Roseland Community Hospital Foundation's community closet and brunch event provided free clothing and home goods and a complimentary breakfast to members of the community on a frigid day.

Dozens gathered to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a breakfast fundraiser benefitting the community.

Among the speakers was Greg Cunningham, senior executive vice president and chief diversity officer with U.S. Bank as well as ...

Rock Island’s MLK Center celebrated the holiday and 50 years since the center first opened. Monday’s ceremony featured ...

Nearly 200 people gathered at The Pavilion in Marion for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day Jr. ceremony on Monday, ...

Minnijean Brown-Trickey was one of nine Black teenagers who enrolled at an all-white school following the passage of Brown vs. Board of Education.

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, organizations in the Rockford area honored the life, work, and legacy of the late civil ...