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To round out the winter games in Beijing the flag has been tossed to the next host.

Peter Shuster-Raizberg was just 6 years old when he went viral for having memorized all the world’s flags. The precocious flag expert explains how this knowledge make him feel connected to people around the world — and why we should all strive to learn more about our planet.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to make Juneteenth a state holiday in Illinois, he announced Friday. “This Juneteenth comes as hundreds of thousands of protestors across the nation and across Illinois, from Rockford to East St. Louis to Chicago to Springfield to Champaign to Anna and dozens of towns in between, have taken to the streets to call for justice...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ordered flags be lowered in Illinois on June 19, also known as Juneteenth.