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Lidice shall live - 80th anniversary

Lidice

On June 12, 2022, Consul General Jaroslav Kantůrek attended the Lidice Memorial Park in Crest Hill, Illinois, for the annual memorial service for the victims of the Lidice tragedy. The event is traditionally organized by the Czechoslovak… more ►

President of Czech Senate Miloš Vystrčil visited Chicago

10. Konference českých škol v Severní Americe

A Senate delegation led by the chairman of the upper parliamentary chamber, Miloš Vystrčil, spent the first half of the international tour to the United States of America on June 2-5 in Chicago. They were mainly excited about assisting Czech… more ►

Czech That Film 2022

Czech That Film 2022

Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Chicago announces that the 11th annual Czech That Film festival 2022 will take place from May 13th to May 22, 2022. This year the festival will again partially take place online. more ►

Vendulka: Flight to Freedom

Vendulka: Flight for freedom

Photographs by Jan Lukas helped to reveal the story of Vendulka V, a Jewish girl who survived the horrors of Auschwitz. These photographs were discovered by journalist Ondřej Kundra after many decades. After almost eighty years, Vendulka told… more ►

Madeleine Albright, first female US Secretary of State, dies

Madeleine Albright, first female US Secretary of State, dies

The sad news of Madeleine Albright’s passing came in the midst of the worst crisis on European soil since the end of the Cold War. The world lost a woman, who dedicated her whole career to the incessant fight for democracy, freedom, human… more ►

The 25th Chicago European Union Film Festival

Zátopek

As part of the jubilee 25th Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF), which will take place from March 4 to 17 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, a new Czech film by director David Ondříček "Zátopek" will be screened. This year's CEUFF will… more ►

Czech opera singer Ester Pavlů performing in Chicago

Ester Pavlů

Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Chicago together with TG Masaryk School, Chicago Sister Cities International and Czechoslovak Heritage Museum would like to invite everyone to Ester Pavlů´s recital at the Chopin Theatre on… more ►