As the BNR’s initiative “Awakener (enlightener) of the year 2024” enters its last stage, we present one of the most active volunteers from the Bulgarian community in Chicago, the US. Her name is Zhechka Geshovska, she was born in Dimitrovgrad in..
Bulgaria's Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, who is in the US for the Summit in New York, met in Chicago with businessmen, representatives of various Bulgarian organizations, schools and cultural centers. He congratulated the..
One of the most successful and respected Bulgarian immigrants in Chicago, Hamid Rusev, has passed away, BG VOICE reported. He passed away on August 8. In recent years, Hamid, as everyone in Chicago called him, had been battling complications..
"Our school will open its doors to children who wish to maintain and develop their language, culture and traditions," says the Bulgarica Cultural Center , which will operate the educational center. For the new 2024/2025 school year, children..
Do you know what Lili Ivanova, Vasil Naydenov, Yordanka Hristova, Diana Express all have in common? They are all iconic performers who started their careers in the 1960s and 1970s, and have left their mark on the popular music of the time – or..
A few years after Bulgaria's socialist regime fell, a Plovdiv family relocated to Chicago to establish a business centered on a craft that not only resonates through fingertips but also reaches deep into one's heart. Luthiery, the art of crafting..
For the second year in a row, one of Chicago's most iconic buildings will be lit up in the colours of the Bulgarian national flag on March 3 - Liberation Day. The initiative to illuminate the antennas of the Willis Tower, the third tallest..
For yet another year, Bulgarians living in Chicago will pay tribute and bow their heads before the feat and work of Bulgaria's national hero Vasil Levski on the 151st anniversary of his heroic death. On February 18, a t 12:00 p.m. local time,..
At the beginning of January this year, a Bulgarian lady was “crowned” Best Chicago Producer of 2023 at The 2023 Gazellies: Annual Comedy Awards Show – the annual stand-up comedy awards of the Chicago magazine The Comedy Gazelle . And before..
The Nativity of Christ is the holiday that at the end of every year gathers young and old alike in Bulgarian schools abroad. And social networks make it possible for us to see what and how the children of our compatriots have learned in the Bulgarian..
