At the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum, 1440 Monument Ave., AAHM board member Aaron Pearl-Cropp will present on the "Juneteenth Celebration" at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

At the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum, 1440 Monument Ave., AAHM board member Aaron Pearl-Cropp will present on the "Juneteenth Celebration" at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

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 ...

A parade and an art show highlight the Juneteenth festivities in Springfield. The parade steps off at MLK Drive and Brown Street at 10 a.m. Saturday.

A parade and an art show highlight the Juneteenth festivities in Springfield. The parade steps off at MLK Drive and Brown Street at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people via federal troops in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 1865, is coming up on June 19 ...

End of an era: Sangamo Club to close doors Friday after 133 years Also: Springfield woman who died in fire in mobile home Friday identified. The news of freedom came two years after slavery had been ...

A parade and an art show highlight the Juneteenth festivities in Springfield. The parade steps off at MLK Drive and Brown Street at 10 a.m. Saturday.

A parade and an art show highlight the Juneteenth festivities in Springfield. The parade steps off at MLK Drive and Brown Street at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Juneteenth celebrations in Springfield. Here are events planned in Springfield to celebrate Juneteenth: Juneteenth Freedom Day Music Fest at Founders Park. When: noon-7 p.m. Thursday, June 19.

SPRINGFIELD — Formerly contending Juneteenth events are uniting this year for Springfield’s annual celebration of African American emancipation in the United States, and its organizers are ...

Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and members of the Brethren Community Foundation including Robert “Cee” Jackson also celebrated Juneteenth with a flag raising and proclamation at City Hall.