On Sept. 17, 1973, Illinois became the first state to make Martin Luther King Day a legal holiday. Gov. Dan Walker signed two bills into law that day. That’s not unusual. Multiple signings me… ...

For students in the Illinois districts that do have school on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a new law may apply, allowing them an excused absence in exchange for engaging in a civic activity. House ...

Days after King's assassination, legislation was drafted to have Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but it would be another 15 years before King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the ...

But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which former President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law in 1968.

But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which former President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law in 1968. It originally ...

Trump’s swearing-in lands on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday celebrating the civil rights icon always held on the third Monday in January. The confluence of events means ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was a strong friend of labor King, who championed economic as well as racial justice, called labor unions “the first anti-poverty program,” a Western Illinois University ...