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Hundreds of people across Chicago ventured out to perform service projects or find educational opportunities to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Those who participated said they viewed Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed on the third Monday in January to honor his birthday of Jan. 15., not simply as a day off school or work but as a call for service and reflection on the activism and teachings of King.

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Rebecca Resman’s biking education group had long focused on teaching kids to safely ride bikes, hosting parent forums, family group rides and bike-to-school days.

But then three children were killed in car crashes last June, including 2-year-old Raphael “Rafi” Cardenas atop a mini-scooter in Lincoln Square and 11-year-old Ja’Lon James biking to the store to get milk in Lawndale. The family of 3-year-old Lily Grace Shambrook, who was riding on the back of her mother’s bike in Uptown when she was killed in a semi-truck crash, plans to file a lawsuit Tuesday against the companies and drivers involved with her death, Clifford Law Offices said.

The events calendar for McCormick Place is filling up, with interest mounting among potential attendees and exhibitors, and that means 2023 could be the year convention travelers return in big numbers to downtown Chicago, providing a much-needed boost to hotels still suffering from the ongoing pandemic.

More than 2.5 million people are expected to attend 2023 events at the convention complex, up from the nearly 1.5 million who showed up last year, according to Cynthia McCafferty, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, the corporation that owns McCormick Place and Navy Pier.

Gus “Jett” Hawkins is only 6 years old, and already his name has been used for a law in Illinois.

The Jett Hawkins Law, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2022, prevents school boards, local school councils, charter schools, public schools and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools from creating hairstyle-based dress code requirements and banning hairstyles historically associated with any race or ethnicity.

A lot of hope is swirling around a Chicago Bears team that finished the season on a franchise-record 10-game losing streak. But that’s what happens when the Bears head into the offseason with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft, a boatload of cash to spend in free agency and a high-profile new president and CEO.

As President Kevin Warren and general manager Ryan Poles get ready for a big year, the Tribune’s team of Bears writers tackles four questions facing the team.

Even though it has only been open for a few months, Indienne already offers one of Chicago’s most exciting and pleasurable tasting menu experiences.

It’s also one of the city’s most reasonably priced. At $95 for the vegetarian tasting menu and $105 for the Chef’s Tasting menu, a dinner here is nearly $200 less than several fine-dining spots in town. Combinations don’t get much more alluring.