Agape Connection s 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebration was back in person Sunday for the first time since the pandemic. More than 200 people attended the sold-out event, which benefits the Aurora-based organization s children and youth programs.
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.
Many suburban communities will mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with remembrances and celebrations on Jan. 17. But this year, Illinoisans also will celebrate another champion of civic justice on that same day - Jan. 17, 2022, marks the first observance of Muhammad Ali Day in Illinois.