Non-essential federal offices will close for the holiday, as will Illinois Secretary of State facilities, such as the ...

Juneteenth is coming up, which means many businesses will be closed. Find out if banks in Illinois will be open.

Celebrations around the U.S. are marking Thursday as Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day in 1865 when Union soldiers ...

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four ...

Rockford’s Juneteenth Celebration, the oldest known celebration of its kind in Illinois, was celebrated at Sinnissippi Park ...

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

Yes, UPS stores will be open and pickup and delivery services will be available on June 19. The Federal Reserve considers ...

From the city to the suburbs, Juneteenth celebrations are happening all across Chicagoland. In the western suburbs, Governor ...

Chicago turned out Thursday with many Juneteenth celebrations. From the West Side to the South Side to the lakefront, there ...

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 ...

From boardrooms to classrooms, Juneteenth now feels fraught.

Jamal Williams, a former alderman in Plano, Illinois, discusses his city’s annual Juneteenth celebration on “Morning in America.” Williams says divisive issues have made it harder to unify the ...