More than 200 people took part in this year’s annual Juneteenth A Celebration of Freedom Walk on June 19 in Grayslake.

Communities across central Illinois are coming together with celebrations, events, parades and more to honor Juneteenth.

As Illinois leaders weigh whether they’ll need to return to Springfield this summer to deal with expected federal funding ...

President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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