Chicago

The National Hellenic Museum and the University of Illinois Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies co-hosted Homerathon: A Reading of Homer's Odyssey. The public reading of all 24 books of the epic poem spanned 13 hours on Friday and Saturday...

Greek-American Paul Vallas conceded defeat in the early hours of Wednesday in his bid to become the mayor of Chicago. He lost the run-off election to Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher. Johnson won 51.4% of the vote...

Chicago celebrated Greek Independence with a spectacular parade in Greektown on Sunday, March 26. Presented by The Federation of Hellenic-American Organizations (ENOSIS), and sponsored by Greektown Special Service Area #16, the Greek heritage parade has been established as one of...

Greek American Paul Vallas will fight it out with Brandon Johnson to become the next mayor of Chicago after Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for a second term on Tuesday. With an estimated 94 percent of ballots counted as of...

Greek-American Paul Vallas, the former CEO of the Chicago public school system, is among the top candidates for mayor of the Windy City. The 2023 Chicago municipal elections will be held on Feb. 28. In 2019, Vallas ran unsuccessfully for mayor...

Twenty-one ancient Greek coins were discovered and apprehended by Customs and Border Control agents at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. On December 21, the ancient coins were passed on to the Greek Consul General in Chicago, Emmanuel Koubarakis, during...

Project HOPE (Humanitarian Outreach and Philanthropic Engagement) is a program launched by Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago with the goal of feeding the city's most vulnerable residents. The aim is to reach out to Chicago's greater community. Project HOPE...

The much-anticipated gala to mark the grand reopening of the National Hellenic Museum (NHM) in Chicago was a great success on Saturday.

The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) in Chicago’s Greektown neighborhood announced it has added two more exhibitions to mark its grand reopening this September. These exhibitions join the previously announced world premiere photography exhibition Resilience by Prince Nikolaos. In Gather Together: Chicago...

The popular Gyro Eating Contest returns to Chicago on the third and final day of Taste of Greektown festival, Sunday 28 August at 6 p.m.