Juneteenth 2024: What's Open, Closed In Illinois

ACROSS ILLINOIS — Many government offices and federal institutions, such as banks and post offices will be closed Wednesday across Illinois, but major restaurants, grocery and retail stores will remain open on the holiday.

Bank branches that will be closed on Juneteenth include Bank of America, Truist, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. USPS will also be closed and mail won't be delivered Wednesday, but UPS and FedEx pickup and delivery services will be available on Juneteenth.

Many retail stores, such as Target, Walmart and Costco, as well as others, will stay open on the federal holiday this year. Pharmacies, such as CVS and Walgreens, will also remain open on Juneteenth.

Major restaurants that will remain open on Juneteenth across Illinois include:

• Burger King
• Carrabba's Italian Grill
• Cracker Barrel
• Dunkin'
• Golden Corral
• Hooters
• IHOP
• KFC
• Longhorn Steakhouse
• Marco's Pizza
• McDonald's
• Olive Garden
• Red Lobster
• Taco Bell
• Wendy's
• Whataburger

Also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day and Jubilee Day, Juneteenth is the oldest-known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation making it a federal holiday, the first since the addition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.

Patch Editor Dylan Siwicki contributed to this article.