Obama, King honored on historic day

Dancers of the Thornwood Jammers perform at the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Monday at South Suburban College in South Holland.

King, Obama honored on historic day

SOUTH HOLLAND | The few hundred people who gathered Monday at South Suburban College were there to pay tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Yet many had their minds also set on the activities taking place about 1,000 miles to the east.

Saturday program will mark King day at library

EAST CHICAGO | The East Chicago Public Library, in collaboration with the I Too Sing America Organization Inc., will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at an event at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Main Library, 2401 E. Columbus Drive. The program is free and open to the community.

IUN marks Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with civil rights play

GARY | Indiana University Northwest will celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a presentation of “The Meeting” by Jeff Stetson, internationally acclaimed, award-winning playwright and screenwriter.

MARK KIESLING: Katie Hall, like all, a mix of saint and sinner

I don't recall the author of the quote, but someone once said that dying does not necessarily confer sainthood on a person.

Hammond's first black teacher speaks of need for tenacity during MLK event

HAMMOND | In September 1960, Annie Hicks entered Maywood Elementary School as the first black teacher employed in Hammond.

New horizons for acceptance

GARY | Quentin Smith describes the new George Lucas film "Red Tails" as "a movie meant to keep an important story and message alive for future generations to know and learn from."

Driver service facilities closed in observance of holiday

All driver service facilities of the Illinois secretary of state's office that are open weekdays will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the office has announced.

Habitat volunteers to mark King Day with service

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburbs will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with a day of service by giving back to the community.

Project will put books in children's hands

AmeriCorps members of the Porter County United Way Partnership serving in Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Starke counties are collecting new books for school children in kindergarten through grade 3.