In 2019, Boyce and members of the Conrad Worrill Community Reparations Commission (CWCRC) introduced the first reparations ...

Juneteenth 2023 is here and communities across the Chicago area will hold events to celebrate the holiday, including in Aurora, Hammond and more. Juneteenth day is here!

When Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, many Black-owned businesses reported strong sales. Now, Chicago companies say they hope the trend continues.

Juneteenth, which is every June 19, is a federal holiday that celebrates the emancipation of all enslaved people in the U.S., according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Kemone Hendricks, the founder of Evanston Present and Future, speaks at the 2025 Evanston Juneteenth Celebration in Ingraham Park on June 21, 2025. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press) ...

After regularly honoring Juneteenth during his first term, Trump acknowledged the 2025 holiday with a snarky post on Americans getting too many days off.

Juneteenth programming makes space for dialogue and opportunities to meet new people and to learn a fuller story of American history, writes.