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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Illinois Family Roots Pilot program is expanding across the state after launching in June with 250 kits. A program ...

North Lawndale holds inaugural Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade in Chicago "Today is proof positive that when we come together as the people, there's nothing that could stop us from making sure that ...

Inside the history of Juneteenth as Opal's Walk for Freedom takes place President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth on Thursday with a Truth Social post arguing the United States has "too many non ...

Trump's post on Juneteenth criticized the number of federal holidays, which most federal workers have as paid holidays. There are 12 federal holidays in 2025; most federal holidays have been ...

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.

Terrence Floyd, brother of the late George Floyd who was killed by a police officer, speaks during the unveiling event of Floyd's statue, as part of Juneteenth celebrations in Brooklyn, N.Y., June ...

Now that the Juneteenth barbecues are over and Black Americans are done with their celebrating, we have time to respond to President Donald Trump's reaction to the holiday. And boy, do folks ...