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 ...

Here's an overview of what's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in and across Chicago. Illinois post offices will be closed Monday. Because of that, there will not be any mail delivery ...

Chicago civil rights leaders and Illinois politicians reaffirmed ... And that is the day that we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.,” said Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Jan. 20 ... and several states, including Illinois, Massachusetts and Connecticut, would enact statewide holidays honoring King.

on Jan. 15, 1974, in Chicago. (William Kelly/Chicago Tribune) 1974: The first Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was observed in Illinois. A cheering crowd of 1,000 people joined a celebration at ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse ... Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his 96th birthday Jan. 15.

In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday has never coincided with the inauguration of a non-incumbent president. That changes ...

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 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday ... In the years that followed King’s assassination, many states—including Illinois, Massachusetts, and Connecticut—passed laws to ...