The Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program, launched in June, is a $500,000 state-funded initiative that sponsors free DNA tests ...

The mural would be placed on a city owned building in Laura Leake Park. The Centralia Juneteenth Committee, in partnership ...

Illinois has launched a statewide initiative aimed at helping African Americans recover their ancestral ties to Africa.

ALTON - Alton has a long-standing Juneteenth Celebration tradition and the Juneteenth Committee is already in preparation for ...

An Oklahoma County Commissioner is setting the record straight after being at the center of a short-live controversy Tuesday involving the Juneteenth holiday’s observance in the county.

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom—a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.” ...

This writer says Illinois lawmakers recently handed trial lawyers a gift with the passage of a piece of legislation—and businesses should be concerned.

One is overwhelmed with the daily news, which is replete with coverage of President Donald Trump’s subtle and not-so-subtle efforts to turn back decades of civil rights advancements.

Every Chicago ZIP code appears on an Illinois Department of Public Health list requiring that children be tested for lead exposure.

Nursing home operators say much of the problem comes from Illinois’ Medicaid reimbursement rate, which is lower than most other states and doesn’t fully cover the cost of providing care.

Ermida Koduah and Theodore Santos-Gaffney, who bonded over their diverse cultural backgrounds, chose Juneteenth weekend to honor “the struggles and triumphs of Black communities.” ...

Were you Seen at the Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Music Celebration on June 17, 2025, at the Palace Theatre in Albany?