The informal group of volunteers and community leaders is now official, just in time to plan for Elgin’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in 2026.

The Human Relations Commission (HRC) hosts the annual MLK celebration, but an informal subcommittee does the planning. It’s been that way for decades.

Back in January, the HRC submitted a legal review to the city about the MLK committee and its funding, according to the commission’s minutes.

The corporation counsel released a legal review in April that revealed the subcommittee was never formally created. Afterward, the HRC decided to pause planning for the 2026 event “until the final determination about the future of the group is decided by the City Council,” according to the commission’s minutes.

In June, the HRC discussed the MLK commis

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