Angie Verros, current volunteer treasurer of the Federation of Hellenic American Organization of Illinois Enosis, approached the Attorney General’s Office after discovering that money was missing from some of the federation’s seven bank accounts. The Federation is responsible for organizing the annual Greek Independence Day Parade on Halsted Street in Greektown, which is a decade [...]
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National Museum of Greek Culture to Open in Greektown Digs in Chicago
Founded in Chicago in 1983, the National Hellenic Museum was initially a small-scale, Chicago-specific tribute to the city’s Greek immigrants. Since its start on Franklin Street it has moved twice, most recently above the Greek Islands restaurant in Greektown. In nearly two decades, museum staff have broadened the museum’s focus to include contributions of Greeks [...]
Mayor Daley, Others Gather to Celebrate National Hellenic Museum
Chicago’s Mayor Richard M. Daley, among other notable guests, including Congressman Danny Davis and Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr., plus a virtual ‘Who’s Who’ of Greek Chicago, gathered in Greektown on August 27 to celebrate the completion of the first phase of construction of the new National Hellenic Museum. It was also as a kickoff for [...]
Annual Taste of Greece Draws Thousands to Chicago’s Greektown
On the last weekend of August, Chicago’s historic Greektown celebrates its Taste of Greece, an annual festival stretching the length of the ethnic enclave – on Halsted Street, from Monroe south to Van Buren. The event features tastings from the area’s restaurants, as well as booths of community organizations and businesses, plus entertainment by local [...]
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02 / 10 US’ Oldest Continuously Published Greek Newspaper Gets a Makeover
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02 / 10 Greek Investor Anastasios Economou to Hold a Talk at IU’s Kelley School of Business
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02 / 10 Archangel Michael GOC Presents 2012 Greek Festival
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02 / 10 US Media Focus on Greek Financial Developments
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02 / 09 Tyne Daly as Maria Callas of “Master Class”
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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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