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Croatian landscape murals on North Side honor Chicago-based diaspora. The Croatian Cultural Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary with murals that Glenview artist Ivan (John) Mikan created last year.
Nov. 28, 2022
A World Cup odyssey through Chicago’s soccer-loving ethnic communities
In a city as diverse as Chicago, it’s not hard to find fans of many different teams competing for the quadrennial men’s World Cup. This past weekend, there were raucous, standing-room-only gatherings for fans of Argentina, Croatia and Germany on the North Side of Chicago.
June 1, 2023 - First public murals highlighting beauty of Croatia in U.S. Midwest unveiled
The first public murals in the Midwest region of the U.S. to depict the natural beauty of Croatia was commemorated with an official ribbon cutting ceremony.
July 16, 2018 - Nezaboravan dan za Hrvate u Chicagu. Taj duh morate doživjeti!
Naša dopisnica Maria Dugandžić Pašić donosi zanimljive razgovore i dojmove iz Hrvatskog centra u Chicagu gdje se pratilo finale Svjetskog prvenstva u Rusiji. Nakon nekoliko minuta ovih videopriloga shvatit ćete zašto je hrvatska dijaspora posebna!
40th Anniversary of the Croatian Center - radio interview
(November 27, 2014) Co-founder Father Nikola Dugandzic and original member Marija Fumic talk to Croatian radio "Glas Hrvatske" about the 40th anniversary of the Croatian Cultural Center of Chicago.
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Members of Croatian community greet new Croatian-American Archbishop Cupich
(November 21, 2014) A little housewarming present for the new Archbishop Blase J. Cupich"domaca povitica" (homemade walnut roll) from our community. Baked fresh at the oldest Croatian bakery in Chicago Pticek & Son Bakery.
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Okupljalište Hrvata u Chicagu slavi 40.-u obljetnicu postojanja
(October 3, 2014) Hrvatski kulturni centar u Chicagu osnovan je 1974. godine. Ova neprofitna organizacija ovih dana slavi 40.-u godišnjicu postojanja.
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Croatian Community welcomes Archbishop Cupich
(November 18, 2014) The Croatian community also considered Cupich family. More than 250,000 Catholics of Croatian descent call the Chicago area home and Archbishop Blase Cupich is one of them. At the Croatian Cultural Center in the West Rogers Park, members gathered to watch Archbishop Cupich's installation Mass.
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Croatian cultural members watch new Croatian-American Archbishop Cupich
(November 18, 2014) Chicago Croatian-Americans gathered at the Croatian Cultural Center in the West Rogers Park neighborhood to watch Archbishop Cupich's installation. Chicago's first archbishop of Croatian descent made the community beam with joy. Many were pleased to see that his Coat of Arms, not only representing this city, but their culture as well.
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