The DuPage County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Committee has been hosting a series of MLK events in partnership with various faith communities and groups to promote King s vision of unity and social justice.
Two years to the day a bill was signed into law making Juneteenth a federal holiday, Elgin held its annual Juneteenth festival Saturday celebrating Black freedom, history, culture and heritage. But it s something the city has been observing for decades even centuries.
Two years to the day a bill was signed into law making Juneteenth a federal holiday, Elgin held its annual Juneteenth festival Saturday celebrating Black freedom, history, culture and heritage. But it s something the city has been observing for decades even centuries.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. food drive collected about 30,000 pounds of food donations from one Elgin church and is receiving monetary donations from other churches, organizers said.