Communities across the Chicago area have planned an array of events to honor and celebrate the holiday Thursday. Parties, ...

It is Juneteenth week! The holiday recognizes the summer day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and ...

Some local students received major recognition in honor of the Juneteenth holiday with scholarships that will help them going ...

From wellness retreats to lectures and film screenings, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago.

With many kids out of school for summer as a holiday week arrives, parents may be looking for things to do in the Chicago ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. There will be celebrations ...

Juneteenth Chicagoland’s Intersection of Celebration and Calls for Justice The mid-June sunshine reveals Bronzeville streets ...

Ashanti headlines the R&B Music Experience. Our picks for the 2025 Juneteenth holiday also include a silent dance party and a ...

Cultural and food booths, entertainment and an invitation to join in the dancing were part of Skokie’s Juneteenth celebration ...

Johnson unveiled a reparations plan and grant program for the community impacted by "historic slavery" amid a DOJ racism probe.

The annual Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony, featuring guest speakers including Mayor Brandon Johnson, was held Monday ...

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...