Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 16, and events throughout the suburbs will pay tribute to the life and legacy of the late civil rights leader, and offer service opportunities. Here s a sampling.
The Rev. James Shannon, pastor at Peoples Community Church in Glen Ellyn and a former public school teacher, will fill a vacant school board seat in Glenbard High School District 87.
Glen Ellyn pastor James Shannon was 7 years old when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. first came to Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He was inspired by King s activism and saw how "the best vehicle for change was through the church."
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