Springfield, Illinois is hosting a variety of Juneteenth events from June 12-19, including a pageant, panel discussions, and ...

The Springfield Juneteenth Jubilee Committee used its third annual Father's Day Brunch to recognize men of color who work ...

On Saturday, the Juneteenth Jubilee Planning Committee hosted a family fun day at Blunt Park to celebrate the holiday.

The Juneteenth Jubilee Planning Committee is offering a weekend celebration that begins on today with an adult block party on ...

Juneteenth is coming up. Here's what to know about when the federal holiday falls, its origins and how it's being celebrated ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is celebrating Juneteenth with multiple events throughout this ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

Since 2021, when Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to commemorate June 19, 1865, the date when the last enslaved Black people in ...

Dan Duster, the great-grandson of American civil rights activist Ida B. Wells, will appear in Springfield Tuesday, June 17.

SPRINGFIELD -- Since 2021, Juneteenth has been celebrated in the U.S. as a federal holiday, commemorating the day in 1865 in Galveston, Texas, when the last slaves in the country heard the news ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., celebrated on June 19. Springfield, Illinois is hosting a variety of Juneteenth events from June 12-19, including a ...