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    Press Releases

    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, contact Natalie Campbell, Communications Manager, at Natalie.Campbell@cityofchicago.org or 312.744.2172, or Lisa Xia, Communications Specialist, Lisa.Xia@cityofchicago.org or 312.744.9181.


  1. 2.8.2010

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


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  2. 1.21.2010

    Lithuanian Festival Opens in Chicago


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  3. 11.17.2009

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


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  4. 11.16.2009

    President Obama Highlights Importance of Sister Cities Movement


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  5. 9.30.2009

    World Fashion Chicago Fourth Annual Runway Show


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  6. 6.15.2009

    Chicago Sister Cities International Festival


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  7. 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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  8. 4.27.2009

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


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  9. 4.2.2009

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


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  10. 1.26.2009

    Chicago Helps Launch First-Ever Electronic Library of Ukraine


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  11. 1.1.2009

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


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  12. 10.2.2008

    World Fashion Chicago Celebrates Chicago’s Global Connection to Fashion


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  13. 9.26.2008

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


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  14. 7.14.2008

    Chicago Wins Award for Outstanding Sister City


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  15. 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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  16. 6.5.2008

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


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  17. 6.2.2008

    Chicago Sister Cities International Festival on Daley Plaza


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  18. 4.28.2008

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


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  19. 3.18.2008

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


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Sister Cities Events

Vive La France! Annual Soirée Celebrates 15th Anniversary of The Lycée Français de Chicago 3/27/2010

What: Francophiles, foodies and fashionistas experience an unforgettable evening at the annual Lycée Français de Chicago (French International School) 2010 Soirée, Vive La France. Highlights…

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St. Gregory the Great High School (Chicago) to Russia 4/1/2010

In April 2010, students and staff from St. Gregory the Great High School, located in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, will take the ultimate field…

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