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… ...

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 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching quickly – Monday, Jan. 15 — and this year, the federal holiday falls on the actual birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated ...

Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast Service hosted by the O’Fallon NAACP #3041 — 8 a.m. Monday. New Life In Christ Church, 689 Scott-Troy Road, O’Fallon. Tickets cost $25.

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 ...

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 ...

Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? James Earl Ray was convicted of King's murder in 1969 after entering a guilty plea where he was sentenced to 99 years in prison. Ray was born in Alton, Illinois ...

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 ...

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.