CHICAGO (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker said he is ordering flags be lowered in Illinois to commemorate Juneteenth on June 19. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery ...

Former 8th Ward Ald. Devon Reid calls himself “a proud Evanstonian, a proud Illinoisan and a proud American.” However, he said his family’s origins have been a lingering question. Now, by ...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- The man killed in a shooting that left 22 others injured early Sunday morning near southwest suburban Willowbrook has been identified. Reginald Meadows, 31, of Willowbrook ...

Chicago turned out Thursday with many Juneteenth celebrations. From the West Side to the South Side to the lakefront, there was excitement across the city as people reflected on the significance of ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States that is celebrated every year on June 19. Former President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois government offices will be closed Friday in a nod to a new federal law, making Juneteenth an official holiday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday. The decision by Pritzker ...

On Saturday, community members gathered at Douglass Park in Champaign to celebrate Juneteenth. The event was marketed as a fun and exciting summer celebration with live music and small local vendors.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Evanston is a Chicago suburb of 75,000 people, and it's about to do something no other city has done in the country: pay reparations to some of its Black residents. "Our goal here in ...

On June 19, Black people across the country celebrated Juneteenth, when slaves in Texas received the news of the Emancipation Proclamation two years after nearly everyone else in 1865. But while ...