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Ukrainians in Chicago celebrate December Christmas: ‘We want to be united with the rest of the world’

Until this year, Ukrainians celebrated the holiday on Jan. 7, in line with the Russian calendar. Now, for the first time, they’re celebrating in December. For many it’s a symbol of unification with the West.

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Safer bike lanes roll out in West Town, Ukrainian Village

Bike lanes no longer border traffic lanes between Western and Milwaukee avenues on Augusta Boulevard, and vehicle speed limits were lowered to 20 mph.

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If you find Clare Bollnow’s Avondale mural a little unsettling, she’s OK with that

The 27-year-old Ukrainian Village resident is fine if you’re left feeling uncomfortable by this mural on Belmont Avenue just east of California Avenue or by any of her other work.

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In Old Town mural, artist Eric Lee captures Wile E. Coyote’s futile pursuit of the Road Runner

The Ukrainian Village artist says a lot of people in creative fields can identify with the cartoon villain, “as failure is a fairly large part of creation.”

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Police issue alert after seven armed robberies and carjackings on North and West sides over 24 hours

In one of the attacks, a robber fired several times at a victim running away, police said. The robberies were reported in Rogers Park, Lincoln Park, Ukrainian Village, Pilsen, Bucktown, North Center and Edgewater.

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Priest wonders who would want to vandalize a Louis Sullivan-designed cathedral, a place devoted to peace and love

The 120-year-old cathedral in Ukrainian Village was vandalized Jan. 26.

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Reaching kids, including Ukrainian refugees in Chicago, through Beethoven

Seven members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra played Friday for kids at St. Nicholas Cathedral School in Ukrainian Village.

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Ukrainian refugee students find a welcome at Catholic school in Ukrainian Village

Since Russia’s invasion, St. Nicholas Cathedral School has become a hub for Ukrainian families seeking refuge in the United States. But helping them find their footing in a foreign country is no easy task.

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Student-led prayer vigil seeks peace in Ukraine, welcomes refugees to Chicago

St. Nicholas Cathedral School, 2200 W. Rice St., has welcomed 16 refugee students since the start of the war, with more arriving every day.

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Former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton leave flowers at Ukrainian Village church in Chicago in solidarity with war-torn Ukraine

CHICAGO — In a display of solidarity with Ukraine, former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton earlier this week left bouquets of sunflowers, the war-torn nation’s national flower, at an iconic church in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village during an unannounced visit.

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Elementary school community rallies in support of Ukraine

Dozens of students, parents and teachers at Columbus Elementary School in Ukrainian Village waved flags and hoisted signs in support for the Ukrainian community in an after-school rally Thursday.

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Pritzker, Lightfoot join hundreds protesting Russian invasion of Ukraine

"Illinois is taking a stand against the bloodthirsty Russian invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine," Pritzker said to the massive throng gathered Sunday outside Saints Volodymyr & Olha Catholic Church in Ukrainian Village.

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