Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. turned his focus to Chicago 60 years ago this month. The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city ...

Ask most people why we celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a national holiday, and you’ll get a variety of answers. The promotion of civil rights, some may note. The “I Have A ...

Sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. moved his family to a run-down apartment on Chicago’s West Side, ultimately paving the way for the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Now that his birthday is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The City of Chicago held its annual Dr. King Breakfast and students on the South Side took part in acts of service to commemorate ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monday marks 60 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led 250,000 people in the March on Washington. Several events are being held in Chicago to mark this day, including a march ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had visited Chicago many times prior to 1965 to build support for the civil rights movement, but in January 1966 he captured national attention when he moved into an ...

In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. CBS News Chicago spoke with him 50 years later about his memories ...

We look back on Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Chicago Freedom Movement. The campaign was announced 60 years ago this month and aimed to improve housing ...

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Justin Evans will go to Morehouse College this fall, the alma mater of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He studied Dr. King last summer as part of a select group chosen for a ...

The Chicago Bulls recognized the sixth class of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Honorees on Jan. 18 during the team’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day game, presented by Advocate Health Care.