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5 ILCS 490/65 (2026)

Martin Luther King, Jr

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(5 ILCS 490/65) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-65)
    Sec. 65. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday. The third Monday in January of each year is a holiday to be observed throughout the State and to be known as the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Within 10 days before the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in each year the Governor shall issue a proclamation announcing the holiday and designating the official events that shall be held in honor of the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his contributions to this nation.
(Source: P.A. 87-272.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2009–2014 · leading case: People v. Maclin, 2014 IL App (1st) 110342, 12 N.E.3d 648.
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People v. Maclin, 2014 IL App (1st) 110342, 12 N.E.3d 648. “11 (West 2010); 5 ILCS 490/65 (West 2010). -7- dismissal order is void.”
People v. Maclin, 2014 IL App (1st) 110342, 382 Ill. Dec. 369. “11 (West 2010); 5 ILCS 490/65 (West 2010). - 11 - 1-11-0342 to address his arguments that the lack of a self-defense instruction resulted in a presumption that Maclin was guilty of armed robbery; and that appellate counsel was ineffective for not arguing that the trial court…”
Bertell v. Rockford Mem'l Hosp., 913 N.E.2d 123 (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. 2009). “We note that the term “holiday” appears in four other sections of the Act (5 ILCS 490/15 (West 2006) (Casimir Pulaski Holiday); 5 ILCS 490/65 (West 2006) (Martin Luther King, Jr.”
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