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    Each year, hundreds of events are held through the Chicago Sister Cities International Program and its 28 sister city committees. View some of the latest press and media releases below. To obtain press information, or to learn more about past, upcoming and future partnership events, please contact Naomi Hattori at nhattori@chicagosistercities.com or 312.201.4535.


  1. 2.2.2012

    Chicago Sister Cities International Named Women Mean Business! Week Global Sponsor


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  2. 11.23.2011

    Chicago Sister Cities International Presents the Chicago Premiere of Three Stories of Galicia


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  3. 10.28.2011

    Chicago Sister Cities International Presents Handel’s Messiah, December 1, 2011


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  4. 10.19.2011

    The Mexico City Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International Hosts Taste of Sister Cities


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  5. 9.19.2011

    Oncologists from Chicago’s Sister Cities Attend the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium in Chicago


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  6. 8.26.2011

    Large-Scale Sculpture The Runners to be Dedicated at O’Hare International Airport


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  7. 8.8.2011

    Chicago Sister Cities International Festival on Daley Plaza


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  8. 6.22.2011

    Moscow Committee of Chicago Sister Cities Celebrates First Annual Russia Day in Chicago


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  9. 6.3.2011

    Inaugural Russia Day


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  10. 4.19.2011

    Chicago Sister Cities International Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Chornobyl Nuclear Explosion


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  11. 4.11.2011

    Mayor Richard M. Daley Welcomes Moroccan Ambassador to the U.S. Aziz Mekouar and Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade and New Technologies Ahmed Reda Chami to Chicago


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  12. 4.5.2011

    The Runners Chicago’s Greek-American Community Donates Large-Scale Sculpture


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  13. 4.1.2011

    Mayor Richard M. Daley, Governor Pat Quinn and U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin Chair Chicago Sister Cities International’s Japan Earthquake Fundraiser


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  14. 3.14.2011

    Chicago Sister Cities International Responds to Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan


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  15. 12.1.2010

    Handel’s Messiah


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  16. 11.5.2010

    Mayor Richard M. Daley Announces Appointment of Candice Rosen as Healthcare Committee Chair at Chicago Sister Cities International


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  17. 10.26.2010

    Mayor Richard M. Daley Announces New Chair Appointments at Chicago Sister Cities International


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  18. 10.20.2010

    From Chicago to Lahore: Connecting Edge


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  19. 8.30.2010

    Chicago Sister Cities International Hosts Pakistan Flood Relief Event with Senator Dick Durbin as Keynote Speaker


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  20. 8.23.2010

    5th Annual Chicago Sister Cities International Festival


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  21. 7.8.2010

    MOSCOW: Noble Street Students Travel to Russia to Participate in Moscow’s International Summer School of Russian Language


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  22. 6.11.2010

    Chicago Sister Cities International Wins Innovation Awards


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  23. 6.2.2010

    Chicago Sister Cities International to Host Consular Corps Ball 2010


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  24. 5.19.2010

    First-Ever Chicago Sister Cities International Cup


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  25. 5.18.2010

    World Art Chicago 2010 Connects More Than 1,000 Students Throughout the World


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  26. 5.17.2010

    Chicago Fire to Host Sister Cities Community Soccer Clinic


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  27. 4.27.2010

    Municipal Leaders From Around the World in Chicago for 2010 Richard J. Daley Global Cities Forum


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  28. 4.26.2010

    Chicago Sister Cities International Awarded Sustainability Project Grant


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  29. Chicago Reaffirms Sister City Partnership with Mexico City


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  30. 4.24.2010

    AMMAN: Mayor Richard M. Daley Welcomes Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan to Chicago to Accept Hearing Aids Donation


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  31. 2.8.2010

    Chopin & Paderewski Year 2010 Kicks Off in Chicago with Unique Chopin Program


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  32. 1.21.2010

    Lithuanian Festival Opens in Chicago


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  33. 11.17.2009

    Chicago-China Green Building and Technology Summit Unites Leaders from Sister Cities Chicago and Shanghai


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  34. 11.16.2009

    President Obama Highlights Importance of Sister Cities Movement


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  35. 9.30.2009

    World Fashion Chicago Fourth Annual Runway Show


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  36. 6.15.2009

    Chicago Sister Cities International Festival


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  37. 4.28.2009

    Mayor Richard M. Daley and Mayor Samuel Moreno Rojas of Bogota, Columbia Sign Chicago’s 28th Sister Cities Partnership


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  38. 4.27.2009

    Mayor Richard M. Daley Welcomes International City Leaders to First-Ever Global Cities Forum


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  39. 4.2.2009

    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Headlines UIC’s Fifth Annual Richard J. Daley Urban Forum


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  40. 1.26.2009

    Chicago Helps Launch First-Ever Electronic Library of Ukraine


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  41. 1.1.2009

    Mayor Richard M. Daley Welcomes Mayor Hur Nam-Sik of Busan, Republic of Korea, Back to Chicago


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  42. 10.2.2008

    World Fashion Chicago Celebrates Chicago’s Global Connection to Fashion


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  43. 9.26.2008

    International Gourmet Chefs from Chicago’s Sister Cities Featured in Inaugural Chicago Gourmet Festival


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  44. 7.14.2008

    Chicago Wins Award for Outstanding Sister City


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  45. 6.6.2008

    Mayor Daley, Senator Barack Obama Join Olympians to Celebrate Chicago Being Named Candidate City by the International Olympic Committee


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  46. 6.5.2008

    June 5 Marks Birmingham, England Day at Chicago Sister Cities International Festival on Daley Plaza


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  47. 6.2.2008

    Chicago Sister Cities International Festival on Daley Plaza


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  48. 4.28.2008

    U.S. and Arab Mayors and Municipal Leaders Convene in Chicago for Historic Conference


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  49. 3.18.2008

    Chicago Sister Cities International Designates TravNET as its Preferred Travel Service Provider


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Sister Cities Events

Seminar on Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Chile & Mexico 2/9/2012

The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce International Trade Center cordially invites you to join us at the first breakfast event of the Educational Trade & Export…

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United States 2010 Census Asian Population Surge: Effects and Opportunities 2/16/2012

When: Thursday, February 16

Where: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60604

Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
3:30-4:00 p.m. Registration/ 4:00-5:40 p.m. Presentations / 5:40-6:00 p.m…

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Day of Remembrance 2012: Memories 2/19/2012

When: Sunday, February 19
Where: Chicago History Museum
1601 North Clark Street
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
The program is free and open to the public.

Every year the Japanese…

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