Mark Juneteenth at suburban Chicago, northwest Indiana celebrations.
Juneteenth is a day celebrated with family picnics, musical performances, speeches, religious services and prayer, dancing and educational events.. It was on June 19, 1865, that word the Civil War had ended and slavery had been abolished reached Galveston, Texas — a full two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
12-4 p.m. June 14 and 15, 5-7 p.m. June 17, and 12-7 p.m. June 19 at the Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum, 164 Hawley St., Grayslake. Free. 847-543-1745;5-10 p.m. June 14, 12-11 p.m. June 15 and 12-9 p.m. June 16 at Foss Park, 1901 Foss Park Ave., North Chicago. Tickets for June 15 or 16: $37.20. 847-440-2021;
5-8 p.m. June 20 at the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park. Free. 708-534-4021;2-6 p.m. June 22 at the African American Museum at the England Manor, 503 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $10.
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