This past Sunday the cities of Chicago and Detroit were dressed in blue and white to celebrate Greek Independence Day. Chicago has one of the largest Greek communities in the U.S. and the annual Greek parade is a major event that brings pride and joy to the participants and the thousands that attend every year. [...]
Archive | Chicago RSS feed for this section
Chicago’s Top 5 Greek Restaurants
With a strong Greek diaspora population residing in Chicago, it is almost natural for the most populous city of the US to have a wide range of restaurants and tavernas offering delightful journeys through the tastes of the Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. Traditional flavors and products from the homeland including tzatziki, gyros, kalamari, fresh fish, [...]
St. Basil’s Chicago Hit by Fire
A serious fire broke out at St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church in the southern Loop of Chicago on the evening of March 18, causing extensive damages exacerbated by the smoke, as well as water damage by the firefighting. The Chicago Fire Deputy District Chief, Steve Chikerotis, noted that there is no suspicion of arson and [...]
Cohen Brings Back Heroism Of Greek Jews
The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus on March 17 will host University of Illinois at Chicago Professor Mimis Cohen for a presentation on Heroism Humanity: A Reminder Once More About The Holocaust and The Greek Jews. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Daughters of Penelope Dares Chapter No. 252, is free and open [...]
Onassis Foundation’s Chairman to be Honored in Chicago
The National Hellenic Museum in Chicagο is going to honor Antonis Papadimitriou, Chairman of the Onassis Foundation. According to the Museum, Papadimitriou will be given the Excellence Award for his contribution to the promotion of the Greek cultural heritage worldwide. The awarding ceremony will take place within the framework of the annual dinner, which will [...]
Chicago Protest Against Greek Fascist Party Golden Dawn
More than 60 people gathered at the Greek Consulate here, Jan. 19, in protest of the Greek anti-immigrant group, Golden Dawn. Golden Dawn has been accused to carry out violent attacks on immigrants and spouts fascist rhetoric. There were protests in Athens and in other cities around the world as part of a day of [...]
Jaharis Galleries in Chicago Set to Debut
The Art Institute of Chicago will open its new Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art on Nov 11, displaying 550 works, made possible through a $10 million donation from the philanthropic couple. Among the exhibits at the institute are more than 150 magnificent loans from private collections and public institutions [...]
Marathon Exhibit at Chicago’s National Hellenic Museum
An exhibit on the Spirit of the Marathon, the race inspired by the real battle 2,500 years ago, will be held at the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, dedicated to the running event and the history surrounding it. The exhibit, in conjunction with the Ethnikos Kirix newspaper newspaper, focuses on the history of the course, [...]
Coming Soon to Chicago, Greek Film Fest!
Greek Film Fest Chicago! 2012 will be a movie oasis for cinema-lovers this autumn. The festival will be held from Oct. 4-8 to showcase a new wave of Greek films and directors with an array of films. On Oct. 8, festival officials will present the award-winning documentary Kisses to the Children from 2011, written and [...]
Avramopoulos Will Represent Greece at UN Opening
Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos is travelling to Chicago, Boston and New York and will represent the country at the convening of the 67th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly. Avramopoulos is set to also meet with members of the Hellenic community of Chicago and Boston, Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago and [...]
New “Greektown North” Draws Families and Shops to the Chicago Suburbs
The Greek Star recently published a special, in-depth report on the growing Greek community in the Northern Suburbs of Chicago. By WWII and thereafter, as Greeks moved up the socio-economic scale, and after the displacement of the original Greektown (The Delta), Greeks joined the pattern of affluent Chicagoans, and moved to the suburbs. [...]
Olympian Christina Loukas Honored by Metropolis of Chicago
Chicago’s Greek Orthodox Community celebrated two-time Olympian Christina Loukas, welcoming her back home from the 2012 London Games, with a ceremony at the Annunciation Cathedral on Aug. 26. She finished eighth in the 3-meter springboard diving competition, ranking her among the best in the world, although she fell short of winning a medal. Loukas, a [...]
-
05 / 23 Rare Finding of Ancient Greek Warrior
-
05 / 23 Tribute to Agathon and Koza Mostra
-
05 / 23 AMCHAM Makes Investor Pitch In N.Y.
-
05 / 23 Tzortzinis’ Lens Capture The Sad Face of Athens
-
05 / 22 Erika Spyropoulos Honored For Filanthropy
-
02 / 11 Exclusive: Hillary Clinton Will Run for President in 2016 – Confirmed
-
07 / 23 St. Nicholas of Manhattan in Ruins while Mosque Rises
-
08 / 12 John Thomas Financial CEO Thomas Belesis Is Optimistic @FoxBusiness
-
12 / 03 Epirotes Abroad Blast Berisha’s “Greater Albania”
-
10 / 23 Mitt Romney, Greece is Not a Punching Bag
Culture Shock
- Sellout Artists Promote Greece with…Placemats and Disposable Cups Tanya Soumbasakis
- Cultures in crisis Anna Maria Delinasiou
- Two ways to be Greek? Anna Maria Delinasiou
Special Reports
