Students To Raise Juneteenth Flag; Midsummerfest Fun: Good News, IL

ILLINOIS — Celebration is in the air for this week's good news roundup. The Illinois stories we're putting in the spotlight include a group of students representing their city on Juneteenth, a beloved festival filled with Scandinavian-inspired Midsummer fun and much more.

Good Templar Park Hosts Traditional Scandinavian Midsummer Fest

Good Templar Park's 113th Svenskarnas Dag (Swedish Day) kicks off Sunday, June 16, featuring food, music, dancing, kids crafts and vikings.

City Crowns Mr. And Miss Black Aurora Ahead Of Juneteenth Week

The four new members of the Royal Court will represent Aurora's Black community during the 2024-25 school year.

Woman-Owned PureBerry Bowls Offers Soft-Serve Acai In Naperville

PureBerry Acai Bowls, the brainchild of Neepa Mehta and Dorothy Sisnett, recently celebrated its grand opening.

Rax Roast Beef, A Joliet Tradition Since 1968, Still Thriving

Joliet Rax Roast Beef owner and operator Terry Bucciarelli has been involved with his fast-food restaurant since it opened March 25, 1968

Bug Loving Boy, 5, Finds Two, Rare Blue-Eyed Cicadas In Palos Heights

Lucky Jason Prange has waited all year for the historic double-emergence and has been having a blast with all the cicadas, his dad says.

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