Written by North Lawndale native Willie Round, “Lawndale King” focuses on King’s advocacy but also helps audiences understand ...

Explore Chicago's history for free this week and again at the end of the month. The average 30-year mortgage rate was 6.06% ...

Sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. moved his family to a run-down apartment on Chicago’s West Side, ultimately ...

The Chicago History Museum is offering free entry for Illinois residents from January 19 to the 23. There are also free entry days on January 27th through January 30th, and again on February 16th. All ...

Here’s a roundup of free days at Chicago-area museums, zoos and other cultural institutions. Plus 15 places that are always free.

From immersive museum programming to a special tribute concert, here are ways to honor Dr. King’s legacy across the city.

Though King’s birthday was on Jan. 15, the federal holiday honoring the civil rights icon is observed on the third Monday of ...

Elmhurst Hospital is celebrating its centennial year. That inspired Sarah Cox, curator of exhibits at the Elmhurst History ...

Many government offices are closed on MLK Jr. Day, which always falls on the third Monday in January. But what about schools?

You can honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through community service, family activities and storytelling events across the city starting this week.

A childhood obsession and serious science are set to collide at an upcoming exhibition at Chicago’s Field Museum. This spring ...

The first thing visitors see when they enter the newly opened Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi are four massive ...