From March 10-14, 2010 AHEPA Marrow will be hosting its second annual AHEPA Marrow National Invitational Basketball Tournament in Chicago. There, Eastern Orthodox Christian teams, of various nationalities and from all around the United States and Canada, compete for an excellent cause. The tournament’s motto is, “A Tournament that Saves Lives.”
The AHEPA Marrow Donor Registry’s [...]

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The Greek-American billionaire John Calamos, whose company manages a portfolio of 32 billion, and when it will be the right time to re-invest in Greece. Is there hope that the country could exit from one of the largest crisis in its history? Calamos says there is hope and remembers how his father became a supermarket [...]

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A Chicago attorney has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court saying he was harassed on the job and ultimately fired for not being Greek.
Shia Kapos of ChicagoBusiness.com reported that Martin Hall accused James Regas and Chicago-based Regas Frezados & Dallas LLP that discriminated against him based on his national origin. He’s seeking compensatory and [...]

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AHEPA Supreme President Nicholas A. Karacostas today announced that America’s oldest and largest Hellenic heritage organization will honor three distinguished U.S. senators and a group of six Greek Americans for their commitment to community leadership and long-standing records of public service.
Karacostas said the tri-state American Hellenic community from Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana will gather at [...]

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I’ve wanted to write an article spreading the “Love” for a while. After seeing the band, Lovehammers, rock a sold-out show at the House of Blues in Chicago, I felt it was time. There are many things to love about the band. First and foremost, half the band is Greek. Brothers Bobby (drums) and Dino Kourelis (bass) form the tough as nails rhythm section

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Former Detroit Red Wings defenseman, Chris Chelios may get out of his drunk-driving charges stemming from a Dec. 28 stop in suburban Chicago, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
After viewing a 15-minute police videotape, DuPage County Judge Cary Pierce ruled that police lacked probable cause to arrest the 48 year-old Greek-American.
“The case is over,” defense attorney [...]

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Alexi Giannoulias’ campaign staff spent the majority of yesterday afternoon leaking the results of an internal poll to reporters which showed Giannoulias leading Mark Kirk 49-45%. They also were quick to tout the fact that their polling numbers showed Giannoulias leading Kirk 57-33% among voters that describe themselves as moderates.
“Illinois families want a fighter who [...]

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As Chicago bomb and arson investigators probe a Greektown fire that took out Costa’s restaurant, city officials and area merchants say the blaze also leveled a blow to Chicago’s tourist industry and to a historic part of the city.

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