The victim killed in a mass shooting at a Juneteenth parking lot party in Willowbrook, Illinois was identified by the coroner’s office Monday, while no arrests have been announced a day after the ...

The 33rd annual Juneteenth celebration in Rockford will be held June 18 and 19 at the Sinnissippi Park Music Shell. The two-day event is billed as Illinois' oldest Juneteenth celebration. Juneteenth, ...

Juneteenth is coming up this week, which means many Americans will have much-needed day off work. A variety of cultural events are set to take place across Illinois on June 19 to commemorate the 1865 ...

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 ...

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A shooting near a shopping center in Willowbrook, Illinois, early Sunday left at least 20 shot and one dead, according to authorities, in what witnesses describe as a Juneteenth celebration turned ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — The largest Juneteenth event in the entire state of Illinois is held in Rockford each year, drawing dozens of vendors. Juneteenth is also the newest federally recognized ...

One person was fatally shot and at least 22 others were injured in gunfire that broke out during a Juneteenth celebration in Illinois early on Sunday morning, authorities said. The mass shooting ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker said he is ordering flags be lowered in Illinois to commemorate Juneteenth on June 19. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery ...

Investigators are searching for suspects after a mass shooting Sunday at a Juneteenth celebration left one person dead and at least 22 others injured in suburban Chicago. Gunfire broke out after ...