IL HR0867

Recognizes the Village of Hanover Park's 2022 Juneteenth celebration as a time to reflect on and commemorate the end of slavery

Acknowledges Juneteenth as a federal holiday observed on June 19th commemorating the abolition of slavery in 1865 and celebrating African American culture

Notes that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom on June 19, 1865, marking the official end of slavery over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation

Recognizes the Hanover Park Sister Cities Committee's Juneteenth event scheduled for June 18, 2022 at Ontarioville Plaza, featuring live music, vendors, food trucks, and children's activities

Directs that a suitable copy of the resolution be presented to the Village of Hanover Park as an expression of esteem and respect