The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, was vandalized and taken down on Juneteenth in 2020.

Black Americans in Illinois can submit a DNA sample to a university-based project trying to find their ancestral homes, ...

A statue of a Confederate general that was toppled by protesters in Washington in 2020 will be restored and replaced this fall, in line with President Donald Trump’s ...

Former President Joe Biden returns to Chicago Thursday to speak at the National Bar Association’s annual gala.

An Illinois high school choir is heading to California next month to participate in the "America's Got Talent" quarterfinals ...

Black Chicagoans do not feel a drop in homicides and shootings — because violence remains in their neighborhoods.

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U.S. federal holiday is a designated public holiday established by federal law that is recognized across the United States. On these days, federal government offices, banks, and many businesses close, ...

An examination of slavery and the impact on the economy of the Cherokee Nation is the focus of a task force until February 2026. “We celebrated Juneteenth [and] in the Cherokee Nation we created a ...

Technology drove the personal wealth behind many philanthropists atop the list of last year’s biggest American donors. But ...

He will note he made Juneteenth an executive branch holiday for the first ... hosted a town hall in Iowa in May. The month before, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker headlined a Democratic fundraiser in New ...

Prominent progressives endorse candidates in the race for Illinois' 9th Congressional District, as the Democratic primary ...