Juneteenth in Chicagoland is looking pretty nice, with mostly sunny skies, lower humidity than in recent days and temperatures that'll reach into the low-80s.

This year will be the first Juneteenth under the second Trump administration, which has banned DEI initiatives including Black history content.

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to know.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday. It's celebrated on June 19 each year. Will packages be delivered? Will banks be open? What to know.

In honor of Juneteenth, which is June 19, 2025, here is a story originally published by the Gadsden Times on June 15, 2022, on the history of the holiday.

Still, many people anticipate getting Juneteenth off work. There are a plethora of street festivals, fairs, concerts and other events planned throughout the week leading into the holiday.

This year, Juneteenth feels different. In some places, more subdued. What does the holiday mean to you?

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 ...

Still, many people anticipate getting Juneteenth off work. There are a plethora of street festivals, fairs, concerts and other events planned throughout the week leading into the holiday.