Auggie Wilk (in white), who was voted pope by his classmates in a mock conclave, sits with his classmates dressed as ...

Joy in a Bubble is a dramatic adaptation of the history of Evanston's Community Hospital, sponsored for Juneteenth by ...

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Many across the country celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday, and the celebration didn’t stop in Vermilion County. Hundreds came ...

U.S. stocks are drifting higher in their return to trading following the Juneteenth holiday. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Friday and added to its modest gain for the week. The ...

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

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 ...

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

In the western suburbs, Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch joined local families at Hillside Memorial Park District for Welch’s fourth annual Juneteenth ...

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

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 ...