In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. CBS News Chicago spoke with him 50 years later about his memories ...

Canton's Interfaith Coalition will host a Commemoration Day on March 20, featuring Martin Luther King Jr.'s cousin, Rev. Joel ...

It was the summer of 1966. I completed my first year at Bethany Theological Seminary in affluent Oak Brook, Illinois.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - According to a media tip sheet from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, a ‘Martin Luther King Jr. Day Exhibit Opening and Award Presentation’ ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.

Crowds of mourners, including many dignitaries, lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse ...

Political leaders across Illinois mourned Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death and nodded to the decades-long movement he championed after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his mentor.

Not as gusty tonight as a cold front continues to move out of the region. Temperatures cooling down into the 20s and teens behind the front. A quiet night with partly cloudy skies. The FBI is issuing ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson kept up his more than half-century-long fight for civil and human rights through his final years ...

Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., denounced distortions of her father’s legacy amidst the current political climate at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day keynote speech on Jan. 28.

The death of Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Chicago civil rights leader and political trailblazer who worked alongside Dr. Martin ...

In statements and all over social media Tuesday morning, leaders and officials from across the Chicago area, Illinois, the U.S. and the world have been offering condolences, penning tributes and ...