All Illinois Secretary of State Offices, including driver services facilities will be closed, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Banks According to the Federal Reserve Bank, the federal ...

All Illinois Secretary of State Offices, including driver services facilities will be closed, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Banks According to the Federal Reserve Bank, the federal ...

Illinois first recognized Dr. King’s birthday as a legal holiday on Sept. 17, ... And that is the day that we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.,” said Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous.

Illinois first recognized Dr. King’s birthday as a legal holiday on Sept. 17, ... And that is the day that we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.,” said Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous.

The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less than two weeks away, falling on Monday, Jan. 20, the same day as Inauguration Day this year.

Former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White was one of King's proteges. ... On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ... Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his 96th birthday Jan. 15.

When did Martin Luther King Jr. Day become a federal holiday? Ceremonies commemorating King's birthday and legacy have been held since his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968 .

But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which former President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law in 1968.