CHICAGO (WLS) -- Gov. JB Pritzker made Juneteenth a state holiday Wednesday. Juneteenth, which falls on Saturday, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Pritzker signed the legislation ...

For the first time since 1983, a new federal holiday has been created. After passing the House and Senate earlier this week, President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday a bill designating Juneteenth ...

Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of ...

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth ...

After decades of advocacy and cultural recognition, Juneteenth has finally been established as an official U.S. holiday. The ...

More employers than ever are observing Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. As of last year, almost 40% of US employers now provide Juneteenth as a paid holiday, a significant ...

Americans will no longer get free admission to the country's national parks in observance of MLK Jr. Day and Juneteenth, but ...