Chicago turned out Thursday with many Juneteenth celebrations. From the West Side to the South Side to the lakefront, there was excitement across the city as people reflected on the significance of ...

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

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

Thursday’s event is the 35th celebration. It was also the largest year yet for the celebration. Antonia Royal Whitmore was a vendor at the event. She was selling her book “Our Independence Day: Why We ...

Angel Reese has a 7-word message for everyone on today's national holiday, Juneteenth. June 19 is a federal holiday. Back in ...

A Juneteenth Celebration, featuring a car show, food trucks, live entertainment, and a tree-planting ceremony by U.S. Senator ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. He even claimed once to have made it “famous.” ...

Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the U.S. this week with a heat dome that will bring stifling temperatures and ...

At 5 p.m. on June 20, the Black Chamber of Commerce of Southern Illinois will be holding the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Block ...

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

Lincoln Land Community College will host the third annual Freedom Walk at 8:30 a.m. The self-guided walk around the ...