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Welch Encourages Applications for Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Scholarship

Welch’s non-profit organization, Excellence in Bleu, made a $50,000 donation to support the ILBCF Scholarship in November. #scholarships

Illinois Senate Black Caucus Celebrates the signing of Juneteenth law

On June 19, 1865, two and half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce the end of slavery and ensure that all enslaved people were freed. Today, over 150 years later, Illinois now declares June 19 a state holiday to recognize Juneteenth National Freedom Day.

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