Juneteenth marks the anniversary of the emancipation of enslaved African people in America. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last slaves in Galveston were officially freed. Today, it is a ...

"You could be as progressive and socially conscious as you wanted," Obama sternly told an audience in Connecticut, "and you did not have to pay a price. You could still make a lot of money. You could ...

About a dozen community leaders gathered at the Community Health Care office in Rock Island for a round table discussion with U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen.

An Urbana man pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and saw charges of attempted murder dismissed after he had been accused of shooting and robbing a man in a ...