CHICAGO (WLS) -- Gov. JB Pritzker made Juneteenth a state holiday Wednesday. Juneteenth, which falls on Saturday, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Pritzker signed the legislation ...

Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African-Americans and others mark the anniversary much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family ...

Juneteenth, the recently minted national holiday that commemorates African-Americans’ liberation from slavery, is a day of reflection and celebration. As spring gave way to summer in 2021, Congress ...

Less than three months after President Donald Trump complained that Americans have “too many non-working holidays,” the White House says he would not oppose adding one more — in honor of slain ...