Central Illinois commemorates Juneteenth with Block Parties, History Bus, Bike Ride MTD will hold its first Juneteeth Block party on Friday, June 16 in downtown Champaign.
Sunday marks Juneteenth’s second year as a state holiday – and over 150 years of Illinois emancipation days URBANA — This Sunday marks the second year that Juneteenth will be an official state and federal holiday. Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 when