Founded in 1904, Chicago’s The Greek Star, the oldest continuously published Greek newspaper in the US re-launched yesterday, revealing a new design, format and logo, as well as refined editorial content. From the moment it hit the streets, the premiere issue, bearing the headline “Does Greece Matter?” generated tremendous buzz. This rhetorical question makes the reader [...]
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The New National Hellenic Museum Officially Open
Today, Chicago’s new National Hellenic Museum, the first of its kind in the United States, officially opened to the public. The stunning 40,000 square foot facility was unveiled on December 8 with a special[...]
Sellout Artists Promote Greece with…Placemats and Disposable Cups
“Live Your Myth in Greece” is the slogan we hear all across New York City and Athens, Greece. Whether it is on the subway or bus stops they are everywhere. Now you can see this wonderful slogan while waiting for your cheeseburger deluxe at your local diner in New York City or anywhere in the [...]
There’s No Place Like Home
Being Greek-American is not what it’s cracked up to be. You are torn between the country you were you were born and the country were your family came from. In America you’re not called the “all American boy/girl” and in Greece you are not put in the group like the rest of the Greeks. This [...]
Visitors Get a Sneak Peek at New National Hellenic Museum
This month, the National Hellenic Museum, the newest thing in ancient history, welcomes its first visitors for a month-long preview. The new museum opened its doors on November 8, allowing visitors to be among the first to experience Chicago’s newest cultural The only museum in the US devoted to telling the story of Greek history, [...]
Annual Greek Food Festival of St. Demetrios in Waukegan Begins
The annual Greek Food Festival of St. Demetrios opens its gates to the people of Waukegan on Thursaday, November 17 and Friday, November 18, offering countless baked and cooked delicacies to everyone wishing to taste the Greek cuisine. “Almost 12 ladies have been working very hard to bake and cook. They come with recipes they [...]
Greek Film Fest Chicago Opens Today
The 1st annual Greek Film Fest Chicago! will take place September 29 – October 2, 2011 at the Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge, the new National Hellenic Museum and the Portage Theater (Sunday only) in Chicago. The four-day event will include screenings of internationally-acclaimed films, as well as works from up-and-coming filmmakers. Over the course of [...]
Greek Film Fest Chicago! Announces Complete Schedule and Lineup
FilmHellenes, sponsor of Greek Film Fest Chicago! (GFFC) has announced the complete schedule and lineup for its 1st annual festival, to take place September 29 – October 2, 2011 at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, the new National Hellenic Museum (Greektown) and the Portage Theater in Chicago. The four-day event will include screenings of [...]
Greek Culture Awards at University of Illinois at Urbana
The Modern Greek Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will honor recipients of the Houston-Papadimitriou Greek Culture awards with a special award ceremony on Saturday, September 10. Additionally, they will honor four recipients of the 2010 Pan Hellenic Scholarship Award that attend the UIUC campus. The award ceremony will include an overview of the year’s activities in Modern Greek Studies, [...]
Chicago Greeks Gather to Fight for Georgia
Chicago Greeks will gather on October 21 for a fundraiser at the Diplomat West Banquets in Elmhurst, IL to assist Georgia Karas in her fight to recover. We spoke to her daughter Patricia about what happened, and what’s next. What happened? This past April 10, Mom went out to celebrate her 50th birthday with her [...]
Chicago’s Greek Parade Attracted Thousands
Chicago has one of the largest Greek-American communities. The annual Greek parade is a major event that brings pride and joy to the participants and the thousands that attend every year. On Sunday May 1st, over one-hundred officials and constituents of the Federation of Hellenic-American Organizations of Illinois “Enosis” – the parade organizing body – [...]
John Calamos Pilots His Own Jets and the Skies over the Global Marketplace
It all started for the convertible bond king at Pete’s Food Market on the West Side of Chicago [...]
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02 / 21 The Importance of This Year’s Greek Independence Day Parades in USA
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02 / 21 White House Welcomes Greek Deal
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02 / 21 Wall Street Up on Greek Deal
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02 / 21 Andrew Athens Talks About One of America’s Greatest Philhellenes, Ed Derwinski
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02 / 21 Event Dedicated to Greek-Cypriot Author Lucy Maroulleti in Astoria
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07 / 23 St. Nicholas of Manhattan in Ruins while Mosque Rises
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08 / 03 George Demos Tells Fox News We Must Rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero
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11 / 27 Greek American Pihakis Busted by Feds for $5.8 Million
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12 / 27 Greek Orthodox Community of America Renounced Anti-Semitic Statements by Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus
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02 / 09 St. George Community of Lynn, Massachusetts, Refuses to Pay its Contribution to the Archdiocese
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