Juneteenth 2023 is here and communities across the Chicago area will hold events to celebrate the holiday, including in Aurora, Hammond and more. Juneteenth day is here!

Chicago area prepares for Juneteenth celebrations: 'We do matter, our stories matter' Communities across the Chicago area have planned an array of events to honor and celebrate the holiday Thursday.

West Pullman, Roseland, Chicago . The Angel of God Resource Center held a Juneteenth Freedom Celebration from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 10810, 10824, and 10831 S. Halsted St., Chicago.

Juneteenth in Chicago: What to know about the holiday, what's open and closed and more For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the holiday, set for June 19, has been sacred to many Black communities.

Chicago is bustling with Juneteenth celebrations today, including the inaugural Juneteenth Freedom Parade. FOX 32's Gabby Premus visited North Lawndale to check it out.

Crowds cheer during the One Million Man March rally at Daley Plaza in Chicago on June 19, 2020. Danielle Jones, center, and Brianna Campbell, right, hold a sign as they rally with others on ...

In Chicago, the festivities around Juneteenth have picked up noticeably since the holiday was made a federal holiday in 2021. As the Chicago Sun-Times reported, Rev. Donald McFadden started the ...

What is Juneteenth? Here's what to know about the holiday and why it's celebrated For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the holiday, set for June 19, has been sacred to many Black communities ...

At least 23 people were injured, one fatally, when gunfire erupted early Sunday at a Juneteenth celebration in suburban Chicago, authorities said.. The shooting unfolded about 12:30 a.m. in the ...

Renew Chicago will host a Juneteenth breakfast and interview with author Jonathan Eig. Eig, author of biographies on Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, ...