MISSION OF CHICAGO SISTER CITIES
The Chicago Sister Cities International Program, under the auspices of the Department of Cultural Affairs, provides leadership to develop, manage and coordinate comprehensive exchanges with Chicago’s 27 international Sister Cities. It aims to increase international trade, economic development, promote exchanges of culture, education, medicine, environment, technology & social service opportunities with its sister cities for the benefit of the City of Chicago, its residents and businesses.

GOALS FOR CHICAGO SISTER CITIES

• To develop & expand community, education and business partnerships between Chicago and its sister cities;
• To create opportunities for citizens and city officials to experience and explore other cultures through long-term partnerships;
• To stimulate environments through which communities will creatively learn, work and solve problems together through reciprocal cultural, educational, municipal, business, and technical exchanges and projects;
• To collaborate with organizations within the United States and other countries with similar goals.

CHICAGO’S 27 SISTER CITIES

• Accra, Ghana:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1989
• Amman, Jordan:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 2005
• Athens, Greece:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1997
• Belgrade, Serbia :  Chicago’s Sister City Since 2005
• Birmingham, England:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1993
• Busan, Republic of Korea: Chicago’s Sister City Since 2007
• Casablanca, Morocco:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1982
• Delhi, India:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 2001
• Durban, South Africa:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1997
• Galway, Ireland:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1997
• Gothenburg, Sweden:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1987
• Hamburg, Germany:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1994
• Kyiv, Ukraine:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1991
• Lahore, Pakistan: Chicago’s Sister City Since 2007
• Lucerne, Switzerland:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1998
• Mexico City, Mexico:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1991
• Milan, Italy:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1973
• Moscow, Russia:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1997
• Osaka, Japan:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1973
• Paris, France:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1996
• Petach Tikva, Israel:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1994
• Prague, Czech Republic:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1990
• Shanghai, China:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1985
• Shenyang, China:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1985
• Toronto, Canada:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1991
• Vilnius, Lithuania:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1993
• Warsaw, Poland:  Chicago’s Sister City Since 1960

Chicago Sister Cities is proud to announce our newest Sister Cities relationships with Busan, Republic of Korea (2007) and Lahore, Pakistan (2007).