From the city to the suburbs, Juneteenth celebrations are happening all across Chicagoland. In the western suburbs, Governor ...

Chicago turned out Thursday with many Juneteenth celebrations. From the West Side to the South Side to the lakefront, there ...

Rockford's Juneteenth Celebration, the oldest known celebration of its kind in Illinois, was celebrated at Sinnissippi Park ...

Celebrations around the U.S. are marking Thursday as Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day in 1865 when Union soldiers ...

From boardrooms to classrooms, Juneteenth now feels fraught.

Juneteenth is coming up, which means many businesses will be closed. Find out if banks in Illinois will be open.

The Well Experience, a social work nonprofit, hosted its annual Juneteenth parade on Thursday in Urbana. The event featured ...

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally rang true for more Americans.

Non-essential federal offices will close for the holiday, as will Illinois Secretary of State facilities, such as the ...

Communities across the Chicago area have planned an array of events to honor and celebrate the holiday Thursday. Parties, ...

Jamal Williams, a former alderman in Plano, Illinois, discusses his city’s annual Juneteenth celebration on “Morning in America.” Williams says divisive issues have made it harder to unify the ...

Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped ...