Local leaders kick off City Year’s annual day of service

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date Jan. 18, 2021, 4 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 18, 2021, 4 p.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/1/18/22237368/martin-luther-king-day-national-service-chicago-covid-coronavirus-racism

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Against the backdrop of “two pandemics” — COVID-19 and “inequity and racism that has plagued society for centuries” — scores of volunteers embarked on a day of service Monday to honor the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. City Year Chicago’s version of what has become a national day of se...