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 ...

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 ...

In South Shore, 20 Chicago students received $10,000 scholarships as they head off to college. The scholarships were part of ...

A Juneteenth parade celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the city and to the world took place Saturday on ...

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.

Organizers say this year's theme is conquering our past, commemorating our present, and committing to our future.

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 ...

The Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday — expanding its ...