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

WILLOWBROOK, Illinois -- At least 20 people were shot, one fatally, in Illinois early Sunday morning, fire officials said. Battalion Chief Joe Ostrander with the Tri-State Fire Protection District ...

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

JACKSONVILLE — A bill that passed Thursday in the Illinois House could make Juneteenth a state-recognized holiday. Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day and Freedom Day, commemorates the ...

More than 1,000 people watched Lake County’s inaugural Juneteenth parade, and over 3,500 participated in the Juneteenth Lake County Parade and Festival Saturday in Waukegan, celebrating the June ...

Chelsea Andrews, of Washington, waves the Juneteenth flag during a Juneteenth celebration at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) It was 160 ...

The memorial park is sacred ground in Portsmouth. Dedicated in May 2015, it memorializes more 200 people of African descent who were buried in the area of Chestnut Street during the 1700s. In the ...

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- The City of Aurora unveiled a custom-designed police squad car to honor the Juneteenth holiday. The vehicle features the Juneteenth flag image and colors, and the city said ...

Trump's 2025 Truth Social post did not mention Juneteenth. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked by reporters earlier in the day whether Trump was expected to commemorate Juneteenth.

On June 19, Black people across the country celebrated Juneteenth, when slaves in Texas received the news of the Emancipation Proclamation two years after nearly everyone else in 1865.

Jasmine Kingi, left, 26, and Robin Renee Green, 26, both from Los Angeles, celebrate as they take part in a car parade to mark Juneteenth in Inglewood, Calif, June 19, 2021.