When the Rev. Matthew Baum attended Johnstown’s Juneteenth activities recently, he was on a multi-layered mission. Baum, rector at St. John Gualbert Cathedral and St. Patrick Catholic Church, both in ...

Despite extreme heat, hundreds of people braved the weather to celebrate Juneteenth in Evanston at the annual parade.

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

PEORIA, Ill (WMBD) — Artists from around the country came to Peoria this weekend for a special Juneteenth celebration. On Friday an art show called Change The Narrative: Healing Through The A… ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and a… ...

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

HILLSIDE, Ill. (WGN) — From the city to the suburbs, Juneteenth celebrations are happening all across Chicagoland. In the western suburbs, Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Speaker of the House ...

THUMBS UP! To Juneteenth. Thursday marked Freedom Day in the U.S. and, throughout June, Central Illinois has taken to celebrating the day news finally spread to all corners of the U.S. that the ...

Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to ...

Juneteenth celebrations were held across Chicago and the suburbs, including a North Lawndale march and events at the DuSable Museum and Field Museum.

Celebrations around the U.S. are marking Thursday as Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.