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A Juneteenth Celebration, featuring a car show, food trucks, live entertainment, and a tree-planting ceremony by U.S. Senator ...
Juneteenth is coming up, which means many businesses will be closed. Find out if banks in Illinois will be open.
From boardrooms to classrooms, Juneteenth now feels fraught.
Illinois is hosting a variety of outdoor events to celebrate Juneteenth, causing many to wonder what weather to expect.
At 5 p.m. on June 20, the Black Chamber of Commerce of Southern Illinois will be holding the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Block ...
An Illinois alderman tells NewsNation that divisive political issues have made it harder to unify the community for holidays.
Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...
Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's ...
With many kids out of school for summer as a holiday week arrives, parents may be looking for things to do in the Chicago ...