SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Juneteenth is now an official state holiday in Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation declaring June 19 be recognized as National Freedom Day throughout the state.

Juneteenth Illinois Speakers, March For Us: Following up to the March For Us Saturday from 701 S. State St. to 50 W. Washington St., Juneteenth Illinois has been hosting speakers throughout the ...

Juneteenth in Illinois is now a state holiday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to commemorate the date in 1865 when the last enslaved Black people in the U.S. learned that they were free.

Illinois legally recognized Juneteenth in 2003, but the legislation waiting on Governor Pritzker’s desk would make it an official state holiday. Read More: Booker, Jackson Lee reintroduce bill ...

Under the Illinois law, state employees and educators will get June 19 as a paid holiday if it falls on a weekday. Pritzker's office says since Juneteenth is on a Sunday next year, the first paid ...

Juneteenth will now be a state holiday in Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill on Wednesday making his state the 47th in the nation to establish June 19 as a day to recognize the end of slavery.

Illinois legally recognized Juneteenth in 2003, but the legislation waiting on Governor Pritzker’s desk would make it an official state holiday. Read More: Booker, Jackson Lee reintroduce bill ...

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Illinois is closer to making Juneteenth a state holiday. Legislation making June 19 a paid day off for all state employees and a school holiday was unanimously approved by the ...

Illinois will recognize Juneteenth throughout the state by lowering all flags covered to half-staff. Also beginning this year, a Juneteenth flag will fly over the Capitol in Springfield.

The holiday is June 19, and people in southwest Illinois have been celebrating it with an organized community event for more than a decade. This will be the first year, however, Juneteenth is ...