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Juneteenth Celebration Recognition
On June 13, 2024, IDHS-Serve Illinois Upstate Volunteer Programs Coordinator Cecilia Maciel Martinez visited the Village of Richton Park and Village of Hanover Park Sister Cities Committee for their outstanding efforts in the planning and execution of Juneteenth Celebrations.
Juneteenth recognizes the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas, signaling to slaves living in the farthest-reaching U.S. state at the time that they were freed.
The Village of Richton Park held their Juneteenth Celebration on June 15, 2024, at Glaeser Park, while The Hanover Park Sports Complex held their Juneteenth celebration on the same day.
Congratulations to both!
