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Chicago turned out Thursday with many Juneteenth celebrations. From the West Side to the South Side to the lakefront, there ...
Juneteenth is less than a week away, on June 19. Here's a look at what will be closed and whether it's a federal holiday.
Juneteenth 1865 is the longest-running Juneteenth celebration in Illinois. Tommy Meeks created the event. He says the mission ...
From boardrooms to classrooms, Juneteenth now feels fraught.
Illinois is hosting a variety of outdoor events to celebrate Juneteenth, causing many to wonder what weather to expect.
The Well Experience, a social work nonprofit, hosted its annual Juneteenth parade on Thursday in Urbana. The event featured ...
The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four ...
Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...
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 ...
A Juneteenth Celebration, featuring a car show, food trucks, live entertainment, and a tree-planting ceremony by U.S. Senator ...