HILLSIDE, Ill. (WGN) — From the city to the suburbs, Juneteenth celebrations are happening all across Chicagoland.
In the western suburbs, Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch joined local families at Hillside Memorial Park District for Welch’s fourth annual Juneteenth celebration held at the park.
Pritzker: “Abraham Lincoln is the one who signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Our greatest president. What state was he from?”…