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

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

An early Juneteenth celebration Saturday in Richton Park was the first of several this week int he south and southwest ...

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the ...

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

The Juneteenth installment of the short film series “Life Within the Lens” will take place 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at the ...

Coinciding with both Juneteenth and Pride Month, a new health clinic offering culturally competent care to Black LGBTQ+ ...

The 2025 Juneteenth Festival is presented by Far South CDC with the support of sponsors and partners including Special Service Area #45, the City of Chicago, 21st Ward Ald. Ronnie Mosley, Illinois ...

CHICAGO — Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, marks the day in 1865 in which Black people who were still enslaved over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed learned they were ...