From sports to sing-alongs, and family days and panel discussions, the are lots of local activities to commemorate the Civil Rights leader's birthday and national holiday.
The Chicago Police Department will provide an update Tuesday morning and charges are expected to be filed after 15 people were shot at an unsanctioned Halloween.
A man was arrested early Sunday after allegedly shooting 15 people at an unsanctioned Halloween party in North Lawndale just minutes after he had been thrown.
Those who participated in Martin Luther King Jr. Day events said they viewed the holiday not simply as a day off school or work but as a call for service and reflection on the activism and teachings of King.