We are on the eve of Juneteenth and one place that's going to be celebrating in a big way: the Pullman Porter Museum! We're joined this morning by David Peterson to tell us more.

While banks and other businesses are closed on the federal holiday of Juneteenth, there are several Chicago Juneteenth events ...

Most major retailers and grocery stores will be open on Juneteenth. Walmart and Target will be open during normal hours. A wide range of grocers will also be open, including wholesale retailer Costco, ...

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

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee Day” or “Freedom Day” and gathered in homes, parks and communities to ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

Juneteenth is a combination of June and nineteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform the last enslaved people that they ...

An annual gala in Salt Lake City has raised thousands of dollars for scholarship funds while honoring some of the country’s most prominent men ahead of the Juneteenth holiday.

Some local students received major recognition in honor of the Juneteenth holiday with scholarships that will help them going ...

Plus: Queer Emo Night, 'La Bohème,' Qube Chix, Sunset Campout, People's March and Rally, and many more picks from our arts ...

Cultural and food booths, entertainment and an invitation to join in the dancing were part of Skokie’s Juneteenth celebration ...