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Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years on Friday before Chicago’s afternoon game with the Seattle Mariners. Sosa, ...
A Cook County judge on Friday ordered Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to be deposed as part of the lawsuit against ...
Juneteenth, which is every June 19, is a federal holiday that celebrates the emancipation of all enslaved people in the U.S.
World Bicycle Relief, operating locally as Buffalo Bicycles Uganda, has collaborated with Ugandan health authorities since ...
WISCONSIN — Juneteenth, the federal holiday recognizing the end of slavery in the U.S., is Thursday, June 19, 2025. On June 19, 1865, troops in Galveston Bay, Texas, told the last enslaved Black ...
Chicago turned out Thursday with many Juneteenth celebrations. From the West Side to the South Side to the lakefront, there ...
Small Black-owned businesses are spreading the wealth and offering curated spaces this Juneteenth holiday. Semicolon, a Black-owned bookstore in West Town, is reopening its doors with new surprises ...
Dr. Carnita Atwater preserves Black history through the Kukutana African American History Museum in North Memphis.
From the city to the suburbs, Juneteenth celebrations are happening all across Chicagoland. In the western suburbs, Governor ...
In Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, a youth baseball game in Armstrong Park had special meaning this Juneteenth. Sara Machi reports on that and other events.
Several events are scheduled for Thursday's game between the White Sox and Cardinals to celebrate Juneteenth, the national holiday recognizing slavery ending.
Discover the story behind The Potato Nest, the popular food truck serving creative potato dishes at the Indy Juneteenth event.