More than 200 people took part in this year’s annual Juneteenth A Celebration of Freedom Walk on June 19 in Grayslake.

The crowds at the DuSable Museum's Juneteenth celebration were full of energy and hope, understanding what it took to get ...

Artists from around the country came to Peoria this weekend for a special Juneteenth celebration. On Friday an art show ...

Communities across central Illinois are coming together with celebrations, events, parades and more to honor Juneteenth.

President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On ...

Thursday’s event is the 35th celebration. It was also the largest year yet for the celebration. Antonia Royal Whitmore was a vendor at the event. She was selling her book “Our Independence Day: Why We ...

As Illinois leaders weigh whether they’ll need to return to Springfield this summer to deal with expected federal funding ...

Auggie Wilk (in white), who was voted pope by his classmates in a mock conclave, sits with his classmates dressed as ...

Many across the country celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday, and the celebration didn’t stop in Vermilion County. Hundreds came ...

In the western suburbs, Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch joined local families at Hillside Memorial Park District for Welch’s fourth annual Juneteenth ...

Joy in a Bubble is a dramatic adaptation of the history of Evanston's Community Hospital, sponsored for Juneteenth by ...