CBS 2 Vault: Chicago’s Push To Make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day A National Holiday Posted on January 18, 2022 by Chicago 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: In this 1982 clip, CBS 2’s Harry Porterfield reports on an effort by then-U.S. Rep. Harold Washington and other local leaders to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday. 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: