The Evanston community danced with joy on Saturday during its sixth annual Juneteenth Celebration & Freedom Parade, which ...

Juneteenth commemorates delayed freedom. New Jersey built wealth on Black backs; it can now build a future on Black ...

Huynh calls the 9th Congressional District “the Ellis Island of the Midwest.” He joins a Democratic primary that already ...

EVANSTON, IL — Evanston's Juneteenth parade and celebration this year will take place June 21. The Thursday, June 19, federal holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when word finally reached the ...

Here’s our guide to July 4 fireworks displays in the Chicago area, with shows from almost a hundred communities.

Despite an extreme heat warning for the city, hundreds braved the weather to celebrate Juneteenth at Evanston’s sixth annual parade. The route changed earlier this week to start at Evanston Township ...

A nationwide network of automatic license plate readers that includes the Evanston Police Department and hundreds of other Illinois agencies will be audited in Illinois by Secretary of State Alexi ...

As Evanston-Skokie School District 65 continues making budget cuts after a financial consultant earlier this year said the district had a $10 million deficit, officials are looking at closing as ...

Chesney’s remarks come on the heels of a new federal civil rights lawsuit to shut down the race-based initiative, giving taxpayer money to Black residents.

IL state Sen. slams Evanston reparations; city will defend policy ‘vehemently’ By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor June 26, 2025 11:38 am ...