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

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

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

The Juneteenth Jubilee Planning Committee in Springfield hosted their fifth annual Juneteenth Jubilee flag raising ahead of ...

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

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno joined the Springfield Juneteenth Jubilee Committee to proclaim June 13 as Juneteenth Jubilee ...

What: The Hemmings Motor News Great Race, a nine-day classic car rally of vintage automobiles from Minnesota to South Carolina, will include a dinner break and overnighter in Springfield. The stop is ...

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

Twenty boys from The Outlet created their own quilt squares and artist statements telling their personal stories about what ...

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 ...

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 ...